Kuwait

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 27,984.3 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2020
Real GDP Growth (%) -2.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Sep 2024
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 3.246 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
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) 59,798.150 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 32.6 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 38,081.587 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Investment: % of GDP (%) 16.9 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 29,731.557 2019 yearly 1963 - 2019
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 209,970.957 2022 yearly 1964 - 2022
Gross Savings Rate (%) 44.9 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
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 (%) 90.919 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Production Last Frequency Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) -10.0 Mar 2017 monthly Jan 1966 - Mar 2017
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 151,579,000.000 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.1 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -5,077.511 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 128.142 Dec 2015 monthly Sep 2003 - Dec 2015
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.1 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 162.3 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Dec 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) 27.335 2029 yearly 1985 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) 14.007 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 40.250 2029 yearly 1985 - 2029
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 Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 336.796 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 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 Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 9,630.195 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 9,966.991 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 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
Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -1,561.505 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Public Debt (KWD mn) 50.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2025
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 4.9 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 74.1 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Employed Persons (Person) 2,546,099.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment Rate (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 1.60 2018 yearly 1992 - 2018
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 5.318 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 2.200 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Population: Annual (Person th) 4,860.000 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Vital Statistics: Natural Increase Rate (‰) 13.050 2017 yearly 2008 - 2017
Labour Force: Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 234,567.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Force: Non Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 495,245.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Force (Person) 2,570,091.000 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
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: Non Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 3,162.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment: Non Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 418.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment: Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 10,833.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment (Person) 23,992.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Number of Registered Vehicles (Unit) 2,668,304 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 129,448 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) 17.6 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit) 16,479.000 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 112,969.000 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Inflation Last Frequency Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) 2.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 1992 - Jan 2025
Core CPI Change (%) 1.856 Jan 2025 monthly May 2017 - Jan 2025
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 5.195 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Producer Price Index Growth (%) 0.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1974 - Dec 2024
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 2.011 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Producer Price Index (PPI): YoY (%) -10.260 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2024
Wholesale Price Index (2007=100) 149.370 Dec 2024 monthly May 2011 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,621.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,957.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -18.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 56,120.447 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 280,728.170 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 13,928.974 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,336.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 14.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,224,246.807 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 638,823.973 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 5.779 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1991 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 307.030 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Nov 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 56.101 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 715.944 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Nov 2024
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -18.295 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2020 - Nov 2024
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) 116.639 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 102.988 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,461.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 12,143.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 31.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 253.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1.965 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 300.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -298.682 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 62,095.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 39.4 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 25.453 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 113,840.261 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
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: 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: 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
BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 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: CA: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 33,809.570 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 132,059.043 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 39,988.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 25.562 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 13.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 102.839 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1961 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 176,710.462 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 134,098.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,464.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 185,845.904 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.42 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 104.60 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,633.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,421.800 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 40,707.200 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 40,707.200 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 66,591.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 16.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2024
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 19.9 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 5.052 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 1979 - Jan 2025
Exchange Rate against USD (USD/KWD) 0.307 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jun 2023
Policy Rate (% pa) 4.00 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Feb 2025
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) 3.94 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2001 - Feb 2025
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) 5,110 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production (Cub m mn) 15,546.820 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Natural Gas: Imports (Cub m mn) 8,190.270 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Natural Gas: Consumption (Cub ft/Day bn) 2.173 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Crude Oil: Production (Barrel/Day th) 2,412.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Crude Oil: Exports (Barrel/Day th) 1,567.541 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th) 411.498 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Tourism Last Frequency Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person) 7,410 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2022
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) -0.4 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2022
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) 8,101.2 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Feb 2025
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 79.2 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 155,475.040 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Feb 2025
Market Capitalization: KSE (KWD) 47,948,502,469.361 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Feb 2025
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) 8,110,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 11.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 180.995 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 94,106.546 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 530,717.895 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Television (USD th) 17,811.999 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 2,190,765.598 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 1,744,444.236 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Television (USD th) 176,620.600 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
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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