Kuwait External Debt: % of GDP
Key information about Kuwait External Debt: % of GDP
- Kuwait External Debt accounted for 35.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2022, compared with the ratio of 51.2 % in the previous year.
- Kuwait External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2014 to Dec 2022.
- The data reached an all-time high of 57.6 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 23.5 % in Dec 2014.
CEIC calculates annual External Debt as% of Nominal GDP from annual External Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Kuwait provides External Debt in KWD. The Central Statistical Bureau provides Nominal GDP in local currency.
Related information about Kuwait External Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Kuwait, Current Account recorded a surplus of 15.4 USD bn in Sep 2023.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 445.3 USD mn in Jun 2023.
- Kuwait Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.2 USD bn in Jun 2023.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 225.0 USD mn in Sep 2023.
- The country's External Debt reached 59,638.5 in Sep 2023.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 28.0 USD bn in Dec 2020.
View Kuwait's External Debt: % of GDP from 2014 to 2022 in the chart:
What was Kuwait's External Debt: % of GDP in 2022?
Kuwait External Debt accounted for 35.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2022, compared with the ratio of 51.2 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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35.3 2022 | 51.2 2021 | 23.5 2014 | 57.6 2020 | % | yearly | 2014 - 2022 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 54.1 2022 | yearly | 1991 - 2022 |
Algeria (%) | 1.8 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
Argentina (%) | 44.9 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
Armenia (%) | 78.2 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Australia (%) | 109.4 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
Austria (%) | 131.7 2022 | yearly | 1997 - 2022 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 14.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
Bangladesh (%) | 11.4 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
Belarus (%) | 49.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2023 |
Belgium (%) | 237.9 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
Bolivia (%) | 35.3 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 20.8 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Botswana (%) | 7.3 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Brazil (%) | 27.9 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
Bulgaria (%) | 48.0 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Cambodia (%) | 75.6 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
Canada (%) | 134.9 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
Chile (%) | 77.4 2022 | yearly | 1971 - 2022 |
China (%) | 13.7 2022 | yearly | 1985 - 2022 |
Colombia (%) | 53.1 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
Croatia (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
Cyprus (%) | 609.6 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
Czech Republic (%) | 65.6 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Denmark (%) | 124.1 2022 | yearly | 2005 - 2022 |
Ecuador (%) | 51.6 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
Egypt (%) | 40.3 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2023 |
Estonia (%) | 84.7 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
European Union (%) | 117.4 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
Finland (%) | 215.4 2022 | yearly | 1991 - 2022 |
France (%) | 245.8 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
Georgia (%) | 94.2 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Germany (%) | 155.8 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Ghana (%) | 39.3 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Greece (%) | 263.2 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 494.6 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
Hungary (%) | 152.6 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
Iceland (%) | 71.6 2023 | yearly | 1989 - 2023 |
India (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
Indonesia (%) | 29.7 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
Iran (%) | 0.3 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
Ireland (%) | 563.9 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
Israel (%) | 29.1 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
Italy (%) | 129.0 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 31.4 2021 | yearly | 1994 - 2021 |
Japan (%) | 104.6 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
Jordan (%) | 80.0 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
Kazakhstan (%) | 64.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2023 |
Kenya (%) | 35.0 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
South Korea (%) | 38.8 2023 | yearly | 1994 - 2023 |
Kosovo (%) | 38.4 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
Kuwait (%) | 35.3 2022 | yearly | 2014 - 2022 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | 84.4 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
Laos (%) | 68.0 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
Latvia (%) | 98.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2023 |
Lebanon (%) | 53.0 2020 | yearly | 2007 - 2020 |
Lithuania (%) | 67.6 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
Luxembourg (%) | 4,521.9 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
North Macedonia (%) | 83.7 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
Malaysia (%) | 68.2 2023 | yearly | 2009 - 2023 |
Malta (%) | 971.6 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
Mauritius (%) | 1,432.7 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
Mexico (%) | 39.7 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
Moldova (%) | 65.2 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Mongolia (%) | 174.0 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
Montenegro (%) | 141.5 2022 | yearly | 2006 - 2022 |
Morocco (%) | 50.9 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
Mozambique (%) | 71.7 2020 | yearly | 1985 - 2020 |
Myanmar (%) | 16.7 2020 | yearly | 2018 - 2020 |
Nepal (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
Netherlands (%) | 374.5 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
New Zealand (%) | 85.0 2022 | yearly | 1993 - 2022 |
Nigeria (%) | 8.9 2022 | yearly | 1985 - 2022 |
Norway (%) | 133.0 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
Pakistan (%) | 37.2 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 11.4 2022 | yearly | 2012 - 2022 |
Panama (%) | 167.4 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
Paraguay (%) | 54.2 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Peru (%) | 41.8 2022 | yearly | 1980 - 2022 |
Philippines (%) | 27.5 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
Poland (%) | 53.0 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Portugal (%) | 166.0 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
Romania (%) | 50.6 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Russia (%) | 16.3 2023 | yearly | 1993 - 2023 |
Serbia (%) | 69.4 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
Singapore (%) | 361.1 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
Slovakia (%) | 103.1 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Slovenia (%) | 90.9 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
South Africa (%) | 40.5 2022 | yearly | 1985 - 2022 |
Spain (%) | 193.4 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 74.7 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
Sweden (%) | 166.4 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
Switzerland (%) | 272.8 2022 | yearly | 1999 - 2022 |
Taiwan (%) | 27.3 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
Thailand (%) | 37.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2023 |
Tunisia (%) | 92.1 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
Turkey (%) | 51.3 2022 | yearly | 1989 - 2022 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 11.5 2022 | yearly | 1988 - 2022 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 20,745.883 2022 | yearly | 1988 - 2022 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 128.142 Dec 2015 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2015 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 1.0 2022 | yearly | 1988 - 2022 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 684.6 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Dec 2023 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) | 28.396 2028 | yearly | 1985 - 2028 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) | 9.523 2028 | yearly | 1991 - 2028 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) | 29.444 2028 | yearly | 1985 - 2028 |
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) | -1,727.605 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) | 333.812 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) | 715.857 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) | 1,170.418 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) | 15,445.426 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) | 16,457.174 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) | 17,173.031 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Dec 2023 |
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) | 18,245.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
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 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.994 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
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) | 152,297.350 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 529,113.260 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 17,111.420 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
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) | 1,144,894.403 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 442,329.808 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 4.977 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Nov 2023 |
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 |
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Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 4,557.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 15,358.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 37.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 196.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -224.952 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -99.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2023 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -28.282 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
External Debt (USD mn) | 59,638.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2023 |
External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 35.3 2022 | yearly | 2014 - 2022 |
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 29.379 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 105,184.786 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
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: 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: Assets (KWD mn) | -2,795.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) | 5.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 1,389.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) | -1,407.000 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: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
Number of Investment Companies (Unit) | 41.000 Dec 2022 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 34,920.619 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 127,094.703 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2023 |
M2 Growth (%) | 1.0 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 42,350.9 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Dec 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 25.497 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 13.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Sep 2023 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 103.341 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 1961 - Dec 2023 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 157,920.013 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2024 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 2.9 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2024 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 127,635.9 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 1.2 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Nov 2023 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 951.9 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2023 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 174,673.839 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 2.16 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 100.05 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
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