Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

2010 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 22.581 % in Dec 2025
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 23.542 % for Sep 2025
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 27.855 % from Dec 2010 to Dec 2025, with 61 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 40.943 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 14.736 % in Sep 2012
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly

CEIC calculates annual Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. The International Monetary Fund provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Central Statistical Bureau provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Kuwait average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

View Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Dec 2010 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 22.581 % in Dec 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
22.581 Dec 2025 23.542 Sep 2025 14.736 Sep 2012 40.943 Dec 2020 % quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 25.279 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 20.152 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) 4.670 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 17.350 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 2.352 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1969 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 0.799 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 17.002 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 7.773 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Apr 2026
Belarus (%) 5.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 0.895 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 30.773 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2025
Botswana (%) 19.402 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 13.169 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 5.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2026
Bulgaria (%) 28.561 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Apr 2026
Canada (%) 4.237 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 12.678 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
China (%) 6.200 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Apr 2026
Colombia (%) 13.293 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 39.884 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 0.691 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 41.263 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 18.519 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) 4.648 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 7.451 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 3.901 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 1.801 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 3.221 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
France (%) 0.968 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Georgia (%) 12.250 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) 0.737 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 5.420 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Greece (%) 1.417 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 100.057 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 16.487 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 17.102 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
India (%) 3.000 Apr 2026 monthly Sep 1962 - Apr 2026
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Ireland (%) 0.644 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 36.627 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 2.062 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 1980 - Feb 2026
Jordan (%) 26.350 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.188 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 8.419 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 Apr 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - Apr 2026
Kosovo (%) 10.586 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (%) 22.581 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.780 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2026
Laos (%) 8.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Latvia (%) 8.857 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) 9.106 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.356 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.044 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 56.396 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
North Macedonia (%) 24.328 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) 4.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 51.098 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Mexico (%) 11.930 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 30.711 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 22.945 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 22.409 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 23.122 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.441 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Apr 2026 monthly May 2011 - Apr 2026
Nepal (%) 4.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - Apr 2026
Netherlands (%) 0.914 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1999 - Mar 2026
New Zealand (%) 9.623 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 16.055 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 13.996 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 15.503 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - Mar 2026
Palestinian Territory (%) 15.864 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 6.239 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 18.265 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 24.022 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2025
Philippines (%) 5.000 Apr 2026 monthly May 1986 - Apr 2026
Poland (%) 17.928 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) 2.918 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Qatar (%) 17.652 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Romania (%) 16.227 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 15.452 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 34.056 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 25.716 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 65.666 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 7.194 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (%) 1.935 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 11.979 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 3.424 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 2.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 0.000 2017 yearly 1960 - 2017
Sweden (%) 6.877 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (%) 87.408 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Syria (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

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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) -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) 8,307.5 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Mar 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) 2,550.000 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Mar 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
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,744.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,631.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -8.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 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) 3,886.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 1.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 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) 1.935 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1991 - Jan 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 491.006 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 67.423 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 847.536 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -8.670 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2020 - Dec 2025
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) 3,480.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 8,835.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 22.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 175.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 182.526 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 421.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -238.889 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 74,413.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 41.3 2024 yearly 2014 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 28.640 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 116,734.177 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 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: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 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
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (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: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) 448.000 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 (%) 1.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 36,776.022 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 138,115.328 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 1.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 34,725.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Mar 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) 103.274 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1961 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 199,573.220 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 11.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 158,273.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,056.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 176,383.450 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 7.80 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 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) 42,394.500 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,878.900 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 11,288.400 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 42,394.500 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 75,725.800 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026

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