Kuwait

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 37,718.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Real GDP Growth (%) 5.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2025
Nominal GDP Growth (%) -3.118 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
GDP per Capita (USD) 32,121.103 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
GDP Deflator Growth (%) -9.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 66,905.771 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 41.6 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 41,499.838 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 25.8 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Investment: % of GDP (%) 15.1 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 29,731.557 2019 yearly 1963 - 2019
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 193,978.166 2024 yearly 1964 - 2024
Gross Savings Rate (%) 36.6 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 60,433.730 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 33,167.066 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 2.655 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 93.991 2024 yearly 1962 - 2024
Production Last Frequency Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) -10.0 Mar 2017 monthly Jan 1966 - Mar 2017
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 156,196,750.000 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -20,623.986 2025 yearly 1988 - 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 128.142 Dec 2015 monthly Sep 2003 - Dec 2015
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.2 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 9,943.0 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Apr 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 4.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) 29.604 2031 yearly 1985 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) 23.230 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 47.224 2031 yearly 1985 - 2031
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 1,134.847 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 21,978.132 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 23,112.979 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -6,306.500 2026 yearly 1989 - 2026
Public Debt (KWD mn) 3,050.000 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Apr 2026
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -1,561.505 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 550.910 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) 2,116.770 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) 23,644.325 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue (KWD mn) 13,633.900 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) 486.000 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 5.2 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 73.4 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Employed Persons (Person) 2,229,434.000 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Unemployment Rate (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Productivity Growth (%) -4.93 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 5.318 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 2.200 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Labour Force: Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 234,567.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Force (Person) 2,570,091.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Force: Non Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 495,245.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Force: Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 230,619.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Force: Non Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 1,609,660.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Population: Annual (Person th) 5,237.000 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Vital Statistics: Natural Increase Rate (‰) 13.050 2017 yearly 2008 - 2017
Employment: Non Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 1,606,498.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Employment (Person) 2,546,099.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Employment: Non Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 494,827.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Employment: Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 219,786.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Employment: Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 224,988.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment: Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 9,579.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment (Person) 23,992.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment: Non Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 3,162.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment: Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 10,833.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment: Non Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 418.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Number of Registered Vehicles (Unit) 2,814,775 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 128,318 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) -0.9 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit) 17,505.000 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 110,813.000 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Inflation Last Frequency Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) 2.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1992 - Mar 2026
Core CPI Change (%) 1.211 Mar 2026 monthly May 2017 - Mar 2026
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 5.712 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Producer Price Index Growth (%) 0.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1974 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 2.011 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Producer Price Index (PPI): YoY (%) -8.846 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2025
Wholesale Price Index (2007=100) 150.586 Dec 2025 monthly May 2011 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,929.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,437.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) -7.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 50,049.855 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 347,503.397 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,176.130 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,508.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 12.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,308,449.500 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 650,043.407 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 2.331 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 1991 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 212.800 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2017 - Feb 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 50.764 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2017 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 743.476 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2017 - Feb 2026
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -7.203 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2020 - Feb 2026
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) 36.800 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) 39.900 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Export Value Index (2015=100) 156.100 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 121.300 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -2,936.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 7,200.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 18.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 39.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 14,960.907 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 38.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 2,973.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 11,987.443 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 94,837.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 60.1 2025 yearly 2014 - 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 28.640 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 100,998.363 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) 448.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) 493.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) 40.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Assets (KWD mn) -36.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 36,744.254 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 139,733.007 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%) 2.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 33,729.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Apr 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 22.581 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 9.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 103.341 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1961 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 201,897.311 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.1 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 156,494.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 12.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,821.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 177,007.335 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.70 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 106.68 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 42,863.100 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,857.200 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 42,863.100 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 11,271.300 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2026
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 75,725.800 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 16.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 19.1 2025 yearly 2007 - 2025
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 4.858 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 1979 - Apr 2026
Exchange Rate against USD (USD/KWD) 0.306 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Policy Rate (% pa) 3.50 May 2026 monthly Jul 1999 - May 2026
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) 3.63 May 2026 monthly Nov 2001 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Rate: End of Period: US Dollar (KWD/USD) 0.303 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 1993 - Dec 2018
Energy Last Frequency Range
Electricity Production (GWh) 5,192 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production (Cub m mn) 16,347.000 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Natural Gas: Imports (Cub m mn) 8,351.668 2025 yearly 1975 - 2025
Natural Gas: Consumption (Cub ft/Day bn) 2.378 2024 yearly 1965 - 2024
Crude Oil: Production (Barrel/Day th) 600.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Crude Oil: Exports (Barrel/Day th) 1,329.250 2025 yearly 1980 - 2025
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th) 519.165 2024 yearly 1965 - 2024
Tourism Last Frequency Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person) 11,332 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) 52.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Tourism Revenue (USD mn) 524 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Tourism Revenue Growth (%) -56.3 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Financial Market Last Frequency Range
Equity Market Index (29Mar2018=1000) 8,815.1 May 2026 monthly Apr 2018 - May 2026
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 88.3 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 172,135.028 May 2026 monthly Apr 2005 - May 2026
Market Capitalization: KSE (KWD) 52,793,813,225.560 May 2026 monthly Apr 2005 - May 2026
Trading Value: Boursa Kuwait (BK) (KWD) 204,776,610.51 May 2018 monthly Apr 2018 - May 2018
Trading Volume: Boursa Kuwait (BK) (Unit) 1,198,027,674.00 May 2018 monthly Apr 2018 - May 2018
Number of Listed Companies: Boursa Kuwait (BK) (Unit) 175.00 May 2018 monthly Apr 2018 - May 2018
Transport and Telecommunications Last Frequency Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th) 1,876.188 2015 yearly 2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU) 863,618.000 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100) 11.440 2018 yearly 2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) 572,621.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 8,113,877.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 11.834 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 167.684 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 221,496.016 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 817,579.231 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Television (USD th) 8,401.164 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 2,563,627.928 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 1,669,833.158 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Television (USD th) 139,642.029 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
No of Registered Vehicles: in Use: Private (Unit) 2,028,665.000 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
No of Registered Vehicles: in Use (Unit) 2,522,933.000 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
No of Registered Vehicles: New (Unit) 192,994.000 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023

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