Kuwait

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 27,984.3 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2020
Real GDP Growth (%) 4.7 Dec 2020 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2020
Nominal GDP Growth (%) -20.153 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2020
GDP per Capita (USD) 22,682.592 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
GDP Deflator Growth (%) -10.1 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2020
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 56,322.765 2019 yearly 1962 - 2019
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 41.4 2019 yearly 1962 - 2019
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 34,349.530 2019 yearly 1962 - 2019
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 25.2 2019 yearly 1962 - 2019
Investment: % of GDP (%) 25.0 2019 yearly 1962 - 2019
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 29,731.557 2019 yearly 1963 - 2019
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 154,464.291 2019 yearly 1964 - 2019
Gross Savings Rate (%) 31.1 2019 yearly 1970 - 2019
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 59,812.727 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 35,006.835 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 2.655 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 98.183 2019 yearly 1962 - 2019
Production Last Frequency Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) -10.0 Mar 2017 monthly Jan 1966 - Mar 2017
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 136,044,040.000 2020 yearly 2009 - 2020
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -9.6 2019 yearly 1988 - 2019
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -35,254.149 2020 yearly 1988 - 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 128.142 Dec 2015 monthly Sep 2003 - Dec 2015
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.5 2020 yearly 1986 - 2020
National Government Debt (USD mn) 1,194.2 Jul 2022 monthly Dec 1993 - Jul 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 3.2 Dec 2020 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2020
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) 24.751 2027 yearly 1990 - 2027
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) 13.132 2027 yearly 1991 - 2027
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 28.437 2027 yearly 1990 - 2027
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -401.505 Feb 2022 monthly Apr 2018 - Feb 2022
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 14,978.234 Feb 2022 monthly Apr 2018 - Feb 2022
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) 15,979.052 Feb 2022 monthly Apr 2018 - Feb 2022
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) 1,711.965 Feb 2022 monthly Apr 2018 - Feb 2022
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 383.685 Feb 2022 monthly Apr 2018 - Feb 2022
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 16,380.557 Feb 2022 monthly Apr 2018 - Feb 2022
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 1,402.323 Feb 2022 monthly Apr 2018 - Feb 2022
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) 486.000 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Revenue (KWD mn) 13,633.900 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -10,772.490 2021 yearly 1989 - 2021
Public Debt (KWD mn) 366.500 Jul 2022 monthly Dec 1993 - Jul 2022
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 4.7 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 70.5 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Employed Persons (Person) 2,729,500.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Unemployment Rate (%) 2.09 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 1.29 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 5.230 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 1.276 2021 yearly 1981 - 2021
Population: Annual (Person th) 4,671.000 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Vital Statistics: Natural Increase Rate (‰) 13.050 2017 yearly 2008 - 2017
Labour Force: Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 216,314.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Labour Force (Person) 2,787,826.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Labour Force: Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 227,964.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Labour Force: Non Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 1,877,988.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Labour Force: Non Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 465,560.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Employment: Non Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 464,869.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Employment: Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 189,949.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Employment (Person) 2,729,500.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Employment: Non Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 1,873,692.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Employment: Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 200,990.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Unemployment (Person) 58,326.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Unemployment: Non Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 691.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Unemployment: Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 26,974.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Unemployment: Non Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 4,296.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Unemployment: Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 26,365.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
KW: Employment Index (2010=100) 117.369 2016 yearly 1983 - 2016
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Number of Registered Vehicles (Unit) 2,375,917 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 100,157 2021 yearly 2005 - 2021
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) 17.4 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit) 16,697.000 Dec 2021 semiannually Dec 2005 - Dec 2021
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 83,460.000 Dec 2021 semiannually Dec 2005 - Dec 2021
Inflation Last Frequency Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) 4.2 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 1992 - Jul 2022
Core CPI Change (%) 3.604 Jul 2022 monthly May 2017 - Jul 2022
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 7.754 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Jul 2022
Producer Price Index Growth (%) 2.3 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 1974 - Jun 2022
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 2.542 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Wholesale Price Index (2007=100) 143.400 Jun 2022 monthly May 2011 - Jun 2022
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.861 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,817.0 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,006.5 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Total Exports Growth (%) 61.8 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2021
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 20,167.163 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 51,195.339 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,928.186 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,189.5 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2021
Total Imports Growth (%) 27.7 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,073,023.230 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 371,521.020 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4.573 May 2022 monthly Jan 1973 - May 2022
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 266.038 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 27.186 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 505.174 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
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
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2,638.3 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 13,069.8 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2020
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -65.4 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.4 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -3,715.414 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.1 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 8.3 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -3,723.666 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 59,551.5 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2018 - Mar 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 58.5 2020 yearly 2014 - 2020
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 34.812 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 90,220.165 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: 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: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) 0.000 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 (KWD mn) 10.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 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: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) 448.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 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: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
Number of Investment Companies (Unit) 43.000 Jul 2022 monthly Mar 2005 - Jul 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 1.7 Dec 2020 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2020
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 43,024.780 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2022
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 135,979.146 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2022
M2 Growth (%) 7.6 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 41,676.7 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1964 - Jul 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 42.914 Dec 2020 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 14.1 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2021
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 103.291 Jul 2022 monthly Dec 1961 - Jul 2022
Total Deposits (USD mn) 154,026.067 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2022
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.7 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2022
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 127,738.7 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2022
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.2 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2022
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,694.4 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 145,998.045 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2022
Total Loans Growth (%) 9.54 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2022
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 119.16 Dec 2020 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2020
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,697.700 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2022
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 41,732.000 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2022
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 12,924.300 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2022
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 41,732.000 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2022
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 47,514.800 Jun 2022 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2022
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 21.5 Sep 2021 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2021
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 19.0 2020 yearly 2007 - 2020
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 3.907 Jul 2022 monthly Apr 1979 - Jul 2022
Exchange Rate against USD (KWD/USD) 0.307 Aug 2022 monthly Jan 1957 - Aug 2022
Policy Rate (% pa) 2.75 Aug 2022 monthly Jul 1999 - Aug 2022
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) 2.63 Aug 2022 monthly Nov 2001 - Aug 2022
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) 4,315 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2020
Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production (Cub m mn) 12,728.009 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Natural Gas: Imports (Cub m mn) 7,023.590 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Natural Gas: Consumption (Cub ft/Day bn) 2.425 2021 yearly 1965 - 2021
Crude Oil: Production (Barrel/Day th) 2,772.000 Jul 2022 monthly Jan 2002 - Jul 2022
Crude Oil: Exports (Barrel/Day th) 1,740.452 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th) 449.522 2021 yearly 1965 - 2021
Tourism Last Frequency Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person) 6,318 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2020
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) -56.2 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2020
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) 7,709.1 Aug 2022 monthly Apr 2018 - Aug 2022
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 99.3 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 148,710.307 Aug 2022 monthly Apr 2005 - Aug 2022
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) 583,463.000 2020 yearly 1960 - 2020
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 6,770,346.000 2020 yearly 1960 - 2020
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 13.662 2020 yearly 1960 - 2020
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 158.535 2020 yearly 1960 - 2020
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 78,351.476 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 69,331.554 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Television (USD th) 5,348.211 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 2,241,712.616 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 1,567,492.850 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Television (USD th) 160,048.282 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
No of Registered Vehicles: in Use (Unit) 2,295,606.000 2020 yearly 1965 - 2020
No of Registered Vehicles: in Use: Private (Unit) 1,841,727.000 2020 yearly 1965 - 2020
Air Transport: No of Passengers: Kuwait International Airport (Person) 1,177.000 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2020
Air Transport: Freight Movements: Kuwait International Airport (kg) 22,663,156.000 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2020

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