Kuwait: Oil revenue
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| Kuwait |
Revenue minus production cost of oil, percent of GDP |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 27.58 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2020 |
| Average | 42.65 |
| Min - Max | 13.22 - 70.81 |
| Source | The World Bank |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2020 is 27.58 percent, a decline from 38.66 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 1.59 percent, based on data from 183 countries. Historically, the average for Kuwait from 1970 to 2020 is 42.65 percent. The minimum value, 13.22 percent, was reached in 1991 while the maximum of 70.81 percent was recorded in 1974.
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| Recent values | Kuwait: Oil revenue |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 27.58 |
| 2019 | 38.66 |
| 2018 | 44.05 |
| 2017 | 36.01 |
| 2016 | 31.67 |
| 2015 | 36.45 |
| 2014 | 53.24 |
| 2013 | 55.56 |
Definition: Oil rents are the difference between the value of crude oil production at regional prices and total costs of production.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Share of clean energy | 0.10 | 2021 | percent |
| Carbon intensity | 0.51 | 2024 | kg of CO2 per dollar of GDP |
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| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions | 116 | 2024 | Mt CO2 eq |
| Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita | 23.67 | 2024 | metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent per capita |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 173 | 2024 | kt of CO2 equivalent |
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| Net energy imports | -218.74 | 2024 | percent |
| Natural resources income | 29.28 | 2020 | percent |
| Oil revenue | 27.58 | 2020 | percent |
| Natural gas revenue | 1.70 | 2020 | percent |
| Access to electricity | 100.00 | 2024 | percent |
| Gasoline consumption per capita | 1,032.094 | 2024 | liters per person per year |