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 10.9 Months of Import in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 11.8 in the previous quarter
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1973 to Sep 2025
  • 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 35.5 USD bn in Dec 2025
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 3.6 % YoY in Dec 2025
  • Kuwait Domestic Credit reached 157.5 USD bn in Dec 2025, representing an increased of 17.5 % 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 Dec 2025, accounting for 0.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP

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

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

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

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 10.9 Months of Import in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 11.8 in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
10.9 Sep 2025 11.8 Jun 2025 2.2 Mar 1989 166.6 Mar 1978 NA quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 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) 6.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Australia (NA) 1.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Sep 2025
Austria (NA) 0.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (NA) 10.2 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1994 - Jan 2026
Bahrain (NA) 2.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (NA) 4.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2025
Belarus (NA) 1.2 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Belgium (NA) 0.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (NA) 0.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) 9.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Botswana (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Brazil (NA) 14.4 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 2000 - Feb 2026
Brunei (NA) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
Bulgaria (NA) 0.2 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 2003 - Jan 2026
Cambodia (NA) 6.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2025
Canada (NA) 2.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Chile (NA) 7.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
China (NA) 16.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Colombia (NA) 10.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Croatia (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (NA) 0.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Czech Republic (NA) 7.8 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2026
Denmark (NA) 7.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Ecuador (NA) 2.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Egypt (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Estonia (NA) 0.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
European Union (NA) 1.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Finland (NA) 1.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
France (NA) 0.5 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 2004 - Jan 2026
Georgia (NA) 3.7 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 1995 - Feb 2026
Germany (NA) 0.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2026
Ghana (NA) 3.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2005 - Oct 2025
Greece (NA) 0.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) 6.6 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Hungary (NA) 3.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Iceland (NA) 9.4 Feb 2026 monthly Oct 2000 - Feb 2026
India (NA) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1990 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (NA) 6.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Ireland (NA) 0.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Israel (NA) 26.1 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Feb 2026
Italy (NA) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (NA) 0.0 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2025
Japan (NA) 19.5 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2026
Jordan (NA) 7.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (NA) 2.9 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Kenya (NA) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Dec 2025
South Korea (NA) 7.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2026
Kosovo (NA) 1.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (NA) 10.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (NA) 2.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Laos (NA) 3.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Latvia (NA) 0.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Lebanon (NA) 5.7 Apr 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2025
Lithuania (NA) 1.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Luxembourg (NA) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (NA) 18.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (NA) 5.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Malawi (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Malta (NA) 1.7 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1994 - Jan 2026
Mauritius (NA) 13.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Mexico (NA) 4.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Moldova (NA) 6.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Mongolia (NA) 6.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Montenegro (NA) 4.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Morocco (NA) 6.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2026
Mozambique (NA) 4.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2025
Myanmar (NA) 5.2 Jun 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2022
Nepal (NA) 59.4 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 2003 - Feb 2026
Netherlands (NA) 0.2 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2026
New Zealand (NA) 6.8 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 2005 - Jan 2026
Nigeria (NA) 12.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Norway (NA) 8.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
Oman (NA) 4.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Nov 2025
Pakistan (NA) 3.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Palestinian Territory (NA) 1.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2025
Panama (NA) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Paraguay (NA) 6.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2026
Peru (NA) 16.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2026
Philippines (NA) 7.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1979 - Jan 2026
Poland (NA) 5.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2026
Portugal (NA) 1.1 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2026
Qatar (NA) 10.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Romania (NA) 6.8 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 2005 - Jan 2026
Russia (NA) 20.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
Saudi Arabia (NA) 20.5 2025 yearly 1957 - 2025
Serbia (NA) 8.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Singapore (NA) 9.4 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2026
Slovakia (NA) 1.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Slovenia (NA) 0.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
South Africa (NA) 5.8 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2026
Spain (NA) 1.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (NA) 3.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2026
Sudan (NA) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2017
Sweden (NA) 2.7 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2026
Switzerland (NA) 19.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 1999 - Feb 2026
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) 7,383.1 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 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 Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 23,112.979 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
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
Public Debt (KWD mn) 2,250.000 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2026
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 550.910 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -1,561.505 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
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) 2,731.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,933.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 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) 3,202.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 2.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 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) 1.753 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 316.498 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 77.687 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 668.594 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) 0.945 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2020 - Sep 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 (%) 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) 36.449 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 116,734.177 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
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: 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: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 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: 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: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 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: Debit (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 (%) 1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,656.604 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 138,408.532 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 3.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 35,195.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 23.542 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 10.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 104.020 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1961 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 197,112.387 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 157,622.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,549.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 174,921.083 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 7.62 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 104.26 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 42,180.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 42,180.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,626.600 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,561.600 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 75,725.800 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026

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