Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves

1964 - 2025 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves

  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 34.7 USD bn in Oct 2025, compared with 37.3 USD bn in the previous month
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1964 to Oct 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 46.9 USD bn in Feb 2023 and a record low of 23.2 USD mn in Jan 1968

The International Monetary Fund provides monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD.


Further information about Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves
  • In the latest reports, Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 11.8 Months of Import in Jun 2025.
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 137.5 USD bn YoY in Oct 2025.
  • Kuwait Domestic Credit reached 154.7 USD bn in Oct 2025, representing an increased of 16.7 % YoY.
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.6 % in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 1.6 % in the previous quarter.
  • Household Debt of Kuwait reached 0.9 % in Jun 2025, accounting for 0.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP.

View Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves from Jan 1964 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves

What was Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves in Oct 2025?

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 34.7 USD bn in Oct 2025, compared with 37.3 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
34,670.8 Oct 2025 37,261.2 Sep 2025 23.2 Jan 1968 46,923.9 Feb 2023 USD mn monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 7,805.7 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Algeria (USD mn) 47,056.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - Oct 2025
Argentina (USD mn) 30,663.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 4,277.4 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Australia (USD mn) 41,449.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1969 - Oct 2025
Austria (USD mn) 4,258.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 12,882.6 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (USD mn) 4,269.0 Jul 2025 monthly Oct 1965 - Jul 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) 23,101.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1972 - Oct 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 5,243.9 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 6,000.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 170.7 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Aug 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 10,306.2 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Sep 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Brazil (USD mn) 312,572.3 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Oct 2025
Brunei (USD mn) 3,321.9 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (USD mn) 39,904.4 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Oct 2025
Cambodia (USD mn) 18,884.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Canada (USD mn) 98,608.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Nov 2025
Chile (USD mn) 43,848.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
China (USD mn) 3,343,343.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 60,574.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 28,293.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 296.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 157,468.5 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 91,259.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 6,097.8 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 30,463.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 1,898.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
European Union (USD mn) 321,978.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Finland (USD mn) 10,153.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
France (USD mn) 33,304.3 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2004 - Oct 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 4,210.2 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Oct 2025
Germany (USD mn) 36,376.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Ghana (USD mn) 3,368.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2024
Greece (USD mn) 4,117.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 425,786.0 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 39,071.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 6,672.3 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2000 - Oct 2025
India (USD mn) 564,591.1 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1989 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 130,433.1 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 4,690.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Israel (USD mn) 227,235.1 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
Italy (USD mn) 52,674.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 6.8 Mar 2025 monthly Jul 1962 - Mar 2025
Japan (USD mn) 1,166,724.0 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 15,021.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 16,215.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 11,480.5 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Aug 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 405,779.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,680.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 34,670.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 2,164.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Oct 2025
Laos (USD mn) 2,642.9 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jun 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 4,438.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) 11,058.9 Apr 2025 monthly Jan 2024 - Apr 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 5,351.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1993 - Oct 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 46.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 29,734.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1984 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 4,696.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 413.8 Oct 2021 monthly Jun 1965 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 111,738.0 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Malta (USD mn) 1,095.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 7,524.4 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1960 - Oct 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 221,986.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 5,115.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 4,841.5 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 1,671.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 41,346.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) 3,942.9 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 1984 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 8,473.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1950 - Mar 2024
Nepal (USD mn) 18,296.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 9,344.6 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 24,143.2 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Oct 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 38,880.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2025
Norway (USD mn) 78,377.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Oman (USD mn) 17,171.4 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1970 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (USD mn) 19,127.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1959 - Oct 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 590.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2025
Panama (USD mn) 4,972.0 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1969 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 8,922.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Peru (USD mn) 77,454.0 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 88,724.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Poland (USD mn) 188,314.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 6,995.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 39,035.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1966 - Oct 2025
Romania (USD mn) 72,139.5 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Nov 2025
Russia (USD mn) 396,929.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 417,090.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 27,143.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 379,412.1 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 11,596.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 1,556.6 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 48,353.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Spain (USD mn) 68,859.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 6,101.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jul 1960 - Dec 2017
Sweden (USD mn) 45,818.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 902,110.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Syria (USD mn) 16,221.1 Jun 2011 monthly Dec 1950 - Jun 2011

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Kuwait Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,440.015 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
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) 6,711.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) 29.719 2030 yearly 1985 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) 14.274 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 44.112 2030 yearly 1985 - 2030
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: 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 Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 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
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,272.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,364.9 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -16.7 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2025
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) 3,092.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Jun 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 6.6 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2025
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) 2.735 Jul 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 295.319 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 52.486 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 638.906 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -18.295 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2020 - Nov 2024
Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) 39.900 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) 36.800 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) 2,137.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 8,094.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 21.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 172.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,084.720 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 8.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,075.914 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 72,069.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 41.5 2024 yearly 2014 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 26.022 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 116,734.177 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (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
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 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: 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: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 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: 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
BoP: CA: Debit (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: 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
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,579.146 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 137,467.671 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 34,670.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 26.539 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 11.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 103.781 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1961 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 189,078.409 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 154,670.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,660.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 173,948.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.30 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 103.67 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,633.400 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: M1 (KWD mn) 10,421.800 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

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