Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import
Key information about Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import
- Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 14.1 Months of Import in Dec 2021, compared with the ratio of 16.3 in the previous quarter
- Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1973 to Dec 2021
- 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 40.3 USD bn in Mar 2022
- Its Money Supply M2 increased 8.5 % YoY in Apr 2022
- Kuwait Domestic Credit reached 127.0 USD bn in Apr 2022, representing an increased of 12.0 % YoY
- The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.9 % in Sep 2021, compared with the ratio of 2.4 % in the previous quarter
- Household Debt of Kuwait reached 2.3 USD bn in Apr 2022, accounting for 1.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP
View Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Mar 1973 to Dec 2021 in the chart:
What was Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in Dec 2021?
Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 14.1 Months of Import in Dec 2021, compared with the ratio of 16.3 in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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14.1 Dec 2021 | 16.3 Sep 2021 | 2.2 Mar 1989 | 166.6 Mar 1978 | NA | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2021 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (NA) | 6.6 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Apr 2022 |
Algeria (NA) | 15.7 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2020 |
Argentina (NA) | 3.8 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1990 - Jun 2022 |
Armenia (NA) | 4.6 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2022 |
Australia (NA) | 1.4 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jul 1971 - Jun 2022 |
Austria (NA) | 0.4 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1957 - May 2022 |
Azerbaijan (NA) | 7.3 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 1994 - May 2022 |
Bahrain (NA) | 2.7 2021 | yearly | 1966 - 2021 |
Bangladesh (NA) | 5.6 May 2022 | monthly | Jul 1986 - May 2022 |
Belarus (NA) | 1.1 Jun 2022 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Jun 2022 |
Belgium (NA) | 0.2 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2022 |
Bolivia (NA) | 1.5 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Apr 2022 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) | 6.0 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2022 |
Botswana (NA) | 6.8 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2003 - May 2022 |
Brazil (NA) | 12.9 Jul 2022 | monthly | Nov 2000 - Jul 2022 |
Brunei (NA) | 4.4 Oct 2021 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Oct 2021 |
Bulgaria (NA) | 6.0 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 2003 - May 2022 |
Cambodia (NA) | 7.3 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jun 2013 - Mar 2022 |
Canada (NA) | 1.5 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2022 |
Chile (NA) | 5.2 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jul 2022 |
China (NA) | 13.4 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jul 2022 |
Colombia (NA) | 7.7 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1980 - May 2022 |
Croatia (NA) | 6.9 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Apr 2022 |
Cyprus (NA) | 0.1 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - May 2022 |
Czech Republic (NA) | 8.0 May 2022 | monthly | Mar 2000 - May 2022 |
Denmark (NA) | 5.9 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - May 2022 |
Ecuador (NA) | 2.3 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Apr 2022 |
Egypt (NA) | 3.9 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 2004 - May 2022 |
Estonia (NA) | 0.9 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jun 2022 |
European Union (NA) | 1.1 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1999 - May 2022 |
Finland (NA) | 0.9 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2022 |
France (NA) | 0.8 Jun 2022 | monthly | Feb 2004 - Jun 2022 |
Georgia (NA) | 3.3 Jun 2022 | monthly | Oct 1995 - Jun 2022 |
Germany (NA) | 0.3 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jun 2022 |
Ghana (NA) | 4.0 Jun 2022 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2022 |
Greece (NA) | 0.3 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jun 2022 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) | 7.8 Jun 2022 | monthly | Apr 2000 - Jun 2022 |
Hungary (NA) | 2.1 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - May 2022 |
Iceland (NA) | 7.4 Jun 2022 | monthly | Oct 2000 - Jun 2022 |
India (NA) | 7.9 Jun 2022 | monthly | Apr 1990 - Jun 2022 |
Indonesia (NA) | 5.9 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jun 2022 |
Ireland (NA) | 0.4 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Apr 2022 |
Israel (NA) | 20.7 Jun 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2022 |
Italy (NA) | 0.8 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1999 - May 2022 |
Ivory Coast (NA) | 0.0 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Apr 2022 |
Japan (NA) | 16.0 Jun 2022 | monthly | Apr 2000 - Jun 2022 |
Jordan (NA) | 6.9 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Apr 2022 |
Kazakhstan (NA) | 2.0 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 2002 - May 2022 |
Kenya (NA) | 5.1 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 2005 - May 2022 |
South Korea (NA) | 6.3 Jul 2022 | monthly | Jan 1971 - Jul 2022 |
Kosovo (NA) | 2.2 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jun 2022 |
Kuwait (NA) | 14.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2021 |
Kyrgyzstan (NA) | 4.3 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2021 |
Laos (NA) | 2.3 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2022 |
Latvia (NA) | 1.8 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jun 2022 |
Lebanon (NA) | 27.5 Dec 2021 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2021 |
Lithuania (NA) | 1.0 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2022 |
Luxembourg (NA) | 0.1 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Apr 2022 |
Macau SAR, China (NA) | 20.4 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2022 |
North Macedonia (NA) | 2.7 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jun 2022 |
Malawi (NA) | 1.7 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2021 |
Malaysia (NA) | 6.7 Jun 2022 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Jun 2022 |
Malta (NA) | 1.1 May 2022 | monthly | Oct 1994 - May 2022 |
Mauritius (NA) | 10.8 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2006 - May 2022 |
Mexico (NA) | 3.2 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Jun 2022 |
Moldova (NA) | 4.3 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Apr 2022 |
Mongolia (NA) | 3.2 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jun 2022 |
Montenegro (NA) | 4.0 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jun 2022 |
Morocco (NA) | 4.1 Jun 2022 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2022 |
Mozambique (NA) | 4.2 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Mar 2022 |
Myanmar (NA) | 6.0 Mar 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Mar 2021 |
Nepal (NA) | 7.3 May 2022 | monthly | Aug 2003 - May 2022 |
Netherlands (NA) | 0.1 May 2022 | monthly | Sep 1999 - May 2022 |
New Zealand (NA) | 2.1 Jun 2022 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jun 2022 |
Nigeria (NA) | 8.9 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2022 |
Norway (NA) | 7.7 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Jun 2022 |
Oman (NA) | 5.2 Mar 2022 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Mar 2022 |
Pakistan (NA) | 1.4 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jun 2022 |
Palestinian Territory (NA) | 0.9 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2011 - May 2022 |
Panama (NA) | 7.5 Sep 2021 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Sep 2021 |
Paraguay (NA) | 6.3 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jun 2022 |
Peru (NA) | 15.8 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1985 - May 2022 |
Philippines (NA) | 7.5 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1979 - May 2022 |
Poland (NA) | 4.2 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2000 - May 2022 |
Portugal (NA) | 0.4 Apr 2022 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Apr 2022 |
Qatar (NA) | 14.6 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jun 2022 |
Romania (NA) | 3.5 May 2022 | monthly | Apr 2005 - May 2022 |
Russia (NA) | 20.1 Jan 2022 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Jan 2022 |
Saudi Arabia (NA) | 33.7 2021 | yearly | 1957 - 2021 |
Serbia (NA) | 3.9 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jun 2022 |
Singapore (NA) | 7.1 Jun 2022 | monthly | Apr 2000 - Jun 2022 |
Slovakia (NA) | 0.7 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2004 - May 2022 |
Slovenia (NA) | 0.1 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1996 - May 2022 |
South Africa (NA) | 4.4 Jun 2022 | monthly | Oct 2004 - Jun 2022 |
Spain (NA) | 1.2 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1987 - May 2022 |
Sri Lanka (NA) | 1.4 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 1982 - Jun 2022 |
Sudan (NA) | 0.0 Dec 2017 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2017 |
Sweden (NA) | 2.4 Jun 2022 | monthly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2022 |
Switzerland (NA) | 30.9 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2022 |
Syria (NA) | 9.8 Jun 2011 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2011 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -9.6 2019 | yearly | 1988 - 2019 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -35,254.149 2020 | yearly | 1988 - 2020 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 128.142 Dec 2015 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2015 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 1.5 2020 | yearly | 1986 - 2020 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 1,635.9 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1993 - May 2022 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 3.2 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2020 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) | 24.751 2027 | yearly | 1990 - 2027 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) | 13.132 2027 | yearly | 1991 - 2027 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) | 28.437 2027 | yearly | 1990 - 2027 |
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) | -401.505 Feb 2022 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2022 |
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) | 14,978.234 Feb 2022 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2022 |
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) | 15,979.052 Feb 2022 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2022 |
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) | 1,711.965 Feb 2022 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2022 |
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) | 1,402.323 Feb 2022 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2022 |
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) | 383.685 Feb 2022 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2022 |
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) | 16,380.557 Feb 2022 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2022 |
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) | 226.000 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) | 12,125.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) | 486.000 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
Government Revenue (KWD mn) | 13,633.900 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) | 18,245.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.861 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
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) | 20,167.163 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 51,195.339 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 2,928.186 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
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) | 1,073,023.230 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 371,521.020 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 1.157 Apr 2022 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Apr 2022 |
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) | 2,366.0 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2021 |
Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 8,665.0 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2021 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 0.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 94.4 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2021 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | -1.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 506.970 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2021 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 3.1 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -7.0 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2021 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 513.951 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2021 |
External Debt (USD mn) | 57,327.4 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2021 |
External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 50.5 2020 | yearly | 2014 - 2020 |
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 34.812 2027 | yearly | 1980 - 2027 |
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 99,111.738 2020 | yearly | 2001 - 2020 |
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: 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: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (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: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 10.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) | 5.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 40.000 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: 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: 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 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.9 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Sep 2021 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 1.7 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2020 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 43,468.346 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2022 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 136,002.617 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2022 |
M2 Growth (%) | 8.1 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - May 2022 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 43,841.8 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1964 - May 2022 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 42.914 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2020 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 14.1 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2021 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 103.851 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 1961 - May 2022 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 153,790.283 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2022 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.5 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - May 2022 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 129,384.6 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2022 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 13.8 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - May 2022 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 2,105.0 Jun 2022 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jun 2022 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 146,673.646 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2022 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 11.12 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 1995 - May 2022 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 119.16 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2020 |
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