17 government entities reduced expenditures in 2025/2026, totaling only 133 million dinars

Amid the government’s efforts to streamline the public sector, enhance the efficiency of public spending, and boost revenues, a statistical analysis prepared by Al-Jarida revealed that actual expenditures decreased for 17 entities during the 2025/2026 fiscal year compared to the previous fiscal year, while rising for eight entities. Meanwhile, revenues increased for 16 entities, whereas they declined for nine others.

The statistics, which covered the final accounts of 25 government entities for the 2025/2026 fiscal year as published in the official gazette, Kuwait Al-Yaum, up to the publication of this report, showed a drop in total expenditures for the covered entities from 2.663 billion dinars in 2024/2025 to 2.579 billion dinars in 2025/2026, representing a net decline of approximately 83.7 million dinars, or 3.14%.

Conversely, total revenues rose from approximately 1.267 billion dinars to 1.373 billion dinars, a net increase of 106.4 million dinars, reflecting growth of 8.4%. During the same period, 10 entities managed to simultaneously reduce their expenditures and increase their revenues.

Data showed that the 17 entities that cut their expenditures recorded a total spending reduction of approximately 113.1 million dinars, while the expenditures of the other eight entities rose by approximately 29.4 million dinars, resulting in a net decrease in expenditures for the 25 entities of 83.7 million dinars.

The Public Authority for Housing topped the list of entities that reduced their expenditures in absolute terms, with spending falling by approximately 53 million dinars, from 605.4 million dinars to 552.4 million dinars, a decrease of 8.76%.

The National Assembly came second, with expenditures dropping by approximately 24 million dinars, from 36.4 million to 12.4 million, a decrease of approximately 65.9%. The General Authority for Persons with Disabilities ranked third, with expenditures declining by approximately 9 million dinars, from 214.3 million to 205.3 million, a decrease of 4.2%.

The Kuwait Municipality recorded a decrease in expenditures of approximately 6.9 million dinars, from 221.9 million to 215 million, while the General Fire Force’s expenditures declined by approximately 5.2 million dinars.

Other entities that reduced their expenditures included the Kuwait Ports Authority, with a reduction of approximately 3.4 million dinars; the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, with a reduction of approximately 3.2 million dinars; Kuwait University, with a reduction of approximately 2.8 million dinars; the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, with a reduction of approximately 1.5 million dinars; the Public Authority for Communications and Information Technology, with a reduction of approximately 1.4 million dinars; and the Central Bank of Kuwait, with a reduction of approximately 1.2 million dinars.

Conversely, the General Authority for Manpower recorded the largest increase in expenditures among the covered entities, with spending rising by approximately 27.8 million dinars, from 651.7 million to 679.5 million, an increase of approximately 4.27%. Consequently, the Authority accounted for approximately 94.6% of the total expenditure increases among the eight entities whose spending rose.

Regarding revenues, the final accounts showed that 16 entities recorded total increases of approximately 221.9 million dinars, compared to a decline of approximately 115.5 million dinars for nine entities, resulting in a net increase of approximately 106.4 million dinars.

The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development topped the list of entities achieving the largest revenue increase in absolute terms, with revenues rising by approximately 196.8 million dinars, from 258.2 million dinars in 2024/2025 to 455.1 million dinars in 2025/2026, representing growth of 76.23%.

The Public Authority for Housing Welfare came in second, after its revenues rose by approximately 10.2 million dinars, from 9.7 million to 19.9 million, representing a growth rate of 105.15%. The Public Authority for Food and Nutrition also recorded an increase in its revenues by about 4.1 million dinars, reaching 6.7 million dinars, compared to 2.6 million in the previous year, with a growth rate of 159.85%. Revenues of the Public Authority for Communications and Information Technology rose by approximately 3.4 million dinars, reaching 139.5 million, while the Kuwait Ports Authority achieved an increase of about 2.5 million dinars, bringing its revenues to 95.5 million.

The Public Authority for Civil Information recorded an increase in its revenues by approximately 2.2 million dinars, while the Insurance Regulatory Unit’s revenues rose by about 692,000 dinars, the Public Authority for the Environment’s by about 523,000 dinars, the Public-Private Partnership Projects Authority’s by about 449,000 dinars, and the National Assembly’s by approximately 448,000 dinars.

Conversely, the Central Bank of Kuwait led the entities that experienced a decline in revenues, with a drop of approximately 93.7 million dinars, from 545.7 million to about 452 million, representing a decrease of 17.18%.

The Public Authority for Manpower came in second, with a revenue decline of approximately 13.5 million dinars, while revenues of the Public Authority for Affairs of Persons with Disabilities fell by about 3.6 million dinars, the University of Kuwait by approximately 2 million dinars, and the General Fire Service by about 1.5 million dinars.

The comparison revealed that 10 entities achieved simultaneous improvement in both expenditure and revenue indicators, having succeeded in increasing their actual revenues and reducing their expenditures compared to the previous fiscal year.

The Public Authority for Housing Welfare stands out among this group, having combined a reduction in its expenditures by approximately 53 million dinars with an increase in its revenues by about 10.2 million, representing a quantitative improvement in both indicators totaling approximately 63.2 million dinars.

The Kuwait Ports Authority also achieved a revenue increase of about 2.5 million dinars, concurrently with a reduction in expenditures of approximately 3.4 million, while the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development recorded a significant increase in its revenues alongside a decrease in its expenditures by about 1.5 million dinars.