Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

1973 - 2023 | Quarterly | NA | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 13.8 Months of Import in Sep 2023, compared with the ratio of 14.0 in the previous quarter
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1973 to Sep 2023
  • The data reached an all-time high of 166.6 in Mar 1978 and a record low of 2.2 in Mar 1989

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 39.9 USD bn in Oct 2023
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 2.0 % YoY in Nov 2023
  • Kuwait Domestic Credit reached 128.7 USD bn in Nov 2023, representing an increased of 1.2 % YoY
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.7 % in Sep 2023, compared with the ratio of 1.6 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of Kuwait reached 951.9 USD mn in Nov 2023, accounting for 0.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Mar 1973 to Sep 2023 in the chart:

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

What was Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in Sep 2023?

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 13.8 Months of Import in Sep 2023, compared with the ratio of 14.0 in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
13.8 Sep 2023 14.0 Jun 2023 2.2 Mar 1989 166.6 Mar 1978 NA quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2023

Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (NA) 7.0 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2023
Algeria (NA) 15.7 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (NA) 3.7 May 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - May 2023
Armenia (NA) 2.9 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2023
Australia (NA) 1.5 May 2023 monthly Jul 1971 - May 2023
Austria (NA) 0.2 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2023
Azerbaijan (NA) 8.9 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 1994 - Dec 2023
Bahrain (NA) 2.0 2022 yearly 1966 - 2022
Bangladesh (NA) 3.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2023
Belarus (NA) 0.8 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Belgium (NA) 0.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (NA) 0.4 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) 7.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Botswana (NA) 8.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Brazil (NA) 15.8 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2000 - Jan 2024
Brunei (NA) 4.5 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2023
Bulgaria (NA) 7.7 Nov 2023 monthly Sep 2003 - Nov 2023
Cambodia (NA) 6.6 Mar 2023 monthly Jun 2013 - Mar 2023
Canada (NA) 1.9 Nov 2023 monthly Jun 1999 - Nov 2023
Chile (NA) 6.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
China (NA) 14.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Colombia (NA) 10.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2023
Croatia (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (NA) 0.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (NA) 8.5 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2023
Denmark (NA) 7.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (NA) 1.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Egypt (NA) 4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Estonia (NA) 1.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
European Union (NA) 1.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Finland (NA) 1.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
France (NA) 0.5 Dec 2023 monthly Feb 2004 - Dec 2023
Georgia (NA) 4.4 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Jan 2024
Germany (NA) 0.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2023
Ghana (NA) 2.3 Aug 2023 monthly Mar 2005 - Aug 2023
Greece (NA) 0.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) 9.3 May 2023 monthly Apr 2000 - May 2023
Hungary (NA) 3.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Iceland (NA) 6.8 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2000 - Jan 2024
India (NA) 9.2 May 2023 monthly Apr 1990 - May 2023
Indonesia (NA) 7.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2024
Ireland (NA) 0.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Israel (NA) 30.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2024
Italy (NA) 0.9 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2023
Ivory Coast (NA) 0.0 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2023
Japan (NA) 18.8 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Jan 2024
Jordan (NA) -7.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (NA) 2.2 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Kenya (NA) 3.9 Nov 2023 monthly Sep 2005 - Nov 2023
South Korea (NA) 7.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Jan 2024
Kosovo (NA) 1.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (NA) 13.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (NA) 1.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Laos (NA) 1.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Latvia (NA) 1.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Lebanon (NA) 12.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (NA) 1.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (NA) 0.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Macau SAR, China (NA) 18.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
North Macedonia (NA) 4.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Malawi (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (NA) 6.3 May 2023 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2023
Malta (NA) 1.1 Dec 2023 monthly Oct 1994 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (NA) 10.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2023
Mexico (NA) 4.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Moldova (NA) 7.0 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2023
Mongolia (NA) 4.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (NA) 4.5 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2023
Morocco (NA) 5.5 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2024
Mozambique (NA) 4.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Myanmar (NA) 6.0 Mar 2021 quarterly Sep 2010 - Mar 2021
Nepal (NA) 12.7 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2024
Netherlands (NA) 0.1 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
New Zealand (NA) 4.1 Jan 2024 monthly Sep 2005 - Jan 2024
Nigeria (NA) 10.3 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2023
Norway (NA) 9.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2024
Oman (NA) 4.3 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2023
Pakistan (NA) 2.5 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2023
Palestinian Territory (NA) 1.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Panama (NA) 5.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Paraguay (NA) 6.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Peru (NA) 15.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1985 - Dec 2023
Philippines (NA) 9.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1979 - Dec 2023
Poland (NA) 5.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Portugal (NA) 0.6 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Qatar (NA) 11.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Romania (NA) 5.9 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2005 - Dec 2023
Russia (NA) 19.1 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2023
Saudi Arabia (NA) 23.4 2023 yearly 1957 - 2023
Serbia (NA) 7.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2023
Singapore (NA) 9.3 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Jan 2024
Slovakia (NA) 0.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (NA) 0.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2023
South Africa (NA) 5.7 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2024
Spain (NA) 1.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1987 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (NA) 2.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Sudan (NA) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2017
Sweden (NA) 2.8 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2024
Switzerland (NA) 23.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2024
Syria (NA) 9.8 Jun 2011 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2011

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
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 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 (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,817.0 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
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: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 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: 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: 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: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: 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: 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
Number of Investment Companies (Unit) 41.000 Dec 2022 monthly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
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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