Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

1973 - 2025 | Quarterly | NA | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 11.8 Months of Import in Jun 2025, compared with the ratio of 12.1 in the previous quarter
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1973 to Jun 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 4,380.6 in Dec 2018 and a record low of 1.2 in Dec 1967

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


Further information about Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

  • In the latest reports, Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 37.3 USD bn in Sep 2025
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 3.5 % 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 1.7 USD bn in Oct 2025, accounting for 0.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Mar 1973 to Jun 2025 in the chart:

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

What was Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in Jun 2025?

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 11.8 Months of Import in Jun 2025, compared with the ratio of 12.1 in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
11.8 Jun 2025 12.1 Mar 2025 1.2 Dec 1967 4,380.6 Dec 2018 NA quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (NA) 7.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Algeria (NA) 15.7 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Armenia (NA) 3.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Australia (NA) 1.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Sep 2025
Austria (NA) 0.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (NA) 6.8 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Nov 2025
Bahrain (NA) 2.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (NA) 4.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Oct 2025
Belarus (NA) 1.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Belgium (NA) 0.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (NA) 0.2 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) 7.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Botswana (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Brazil (NA) 14.5 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Dec 2025
Brunei (NA) 5.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (NA) 7.1 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (NA) 6.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2025
Canada (NA) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (NA) 5.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
China (NA) 13.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Colombia (NA) 9.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Croatia (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (NA) 0.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Czech Republic (NA) 6.7 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Denmark (NA) 7.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Ecuador (NA) 1.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Egypt (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Estonia (NA) 0.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
European Union (NA) 1.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Finland (NA) 1.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
France (NA) 0.5 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2004 - Nov 2025
Georgia (NA) 2.5 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Dec 2025
Germany (NA) 0.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Ghana (NA) 2.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Jan 2024
Greece (NA) 0.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) 6.6 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Hungary (NA) 2.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Iceland (NA) 7.4 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2000 - Dec 2025
India (NA) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1990 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (NA) 6.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
Ireland (NA) 0.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Israel (NA) 25.5 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Italy (NA) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (NA) 0.0 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2025
Japan (NA) 19.4 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Jordan (NA) 4.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (NA) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Kenya (NA) 4.9 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
South Korea (NA) 7.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (NA) 2.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (NA) 11.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (NA) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Laos (NA) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Latvia (NA) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (NA) 5.7 Apr 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2025
Lithuania (NA) 1.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Luxembourg (NA) 0.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (NA) 21.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (NA) 4.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Malawi (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Malta (NA) 1.2 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (NA) 12.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Mexico (NA) 3.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Moldova (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (NA) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (NA) 4.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Morocco (NA) 5.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Nov 2025
Mozambique (NA) 5.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (NA) 5.2 Jun 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2022
Nepal (NA) 19.2 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Nov 2025
Netherlands (NA) 0.1 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2025
New Zealand (NA) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Nov 2025
Nigeria (NA) 9.8 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2025
Norway (NA) 8.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Oman (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (NA) 3.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Nov 2025
Palestinian Territory (NA) 0.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2025
Panama (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Paraguay (NA) 5.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Peru (NA) 16.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Philippines (NA) 8.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Nov 2025
Poland (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Portugal (NA) 1.1 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Qatar (NA) 11.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Romania (NA) 5.8 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Nov 2025
Russia (NA) 17.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (NA) 21.3 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (NA) 6.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Singapore (NA) 8.0 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (NA) 1.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Slovenia (NA) 0.3 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2025
South Africa (NA) 5.5 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Nov 2025
Spain (NA) 1.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Oct 2025
Sri Lanka (NA) 3.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Nov 2025
Sudan (NA) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2017
Sweden (NA) 2.7 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Nov 2025
Switzerland (NA) 19.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Nov 2025
Syria (NA) 9.8 Jun 2011 quarterly Mar 1960 - 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) 6,701.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 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
Public Debt (KWD mn) 2,050.000 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2025
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 550.910 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 9,966.991 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 Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -1,561.505 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 Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 9,630.195 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 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
Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -1,561.505 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,691.8 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,966.7 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -1.9 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 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) 3,274.9 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Aug 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 5.2 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 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) 2.831 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 247.061 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 63.239 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 640.016 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Aug 2025
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -1.947 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 2020 - Aug 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) 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) 3,480.1 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 (%) 21.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 175.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 182.526 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 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 (%) 41.5 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: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 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: Primary Income: Debit (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: 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: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 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: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 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
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 (%) 3.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 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) 103.629 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1961 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 193,069.631 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 155,599.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,442.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 174,134.685 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 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
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 42,039.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 42,039.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,649.300 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,616.800 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 75,243.400 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025

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