Kuwait Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities

2012 - 2025 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities

  • Kuwait Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities fell by 238.889 USD mn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 1.076 USD bn in the previous quarter.
  • Kuwait Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2012 to Sep 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 1.418 USD bn in Jun 2017 and a record low of -3.724 USD bn in Mar 2022.

CEIC converts quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities into USD. The Central Bank of Kuwait provides quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities in local currency. The Central Bank of Kuwait average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

View Kuwait's Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities from Mar 2012 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Kuwait Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities

What was Kuwait's Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities in Sep 2025?

Kuwait Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities fell by 238.889 USD mn in Sep 2025, compared with an increase of 1.076 USD bn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-238.889 Sep 2025 1,075.914 Jun 2025 -3,723.666 Mar 2022 1,417.688 Jun 2017 USD mn quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025

Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) -26.888 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Argentina (USD mn) -2,445.476 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 55.244 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Australia (USD mn) -578.858 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1988 - Jun 2025
Austria (USD mn) 6,831.365 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) -8.980 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) -51.589 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
Belarus (USD mn) -3.193 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 10,121.468 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 5.554 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 0.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Brazil (USD mn) 9,502.811 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 2,402.820 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Canada (USD mn) 52,641.934 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1950 - Sep 2025
Chile (USD mn) 3,883.555 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
China (USD mn) -15,949.934 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 5,872.920 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Croatia (USD mn) -258.645 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) -475.744 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 4,017.027 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Denmark (USD mn) -5,849.395 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 3.469 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Egypt (USD mn) -457.100 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 350.519 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
European Union (USD mn) 116,393.048 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Finland (USD mn) 4,659.374 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
France (USD mn) 94,147.948 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 422.979 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Germany (USD mn) 88,574.297 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2025
Ghana (USD mn) -49.184 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) 2,026.630 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 19,041.061 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 2,424.576 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Iceland (USD mn) -43.038 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
India (USD mn) -2,910.329 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2009 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) -6,033.750 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 13,565.389 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Israel (USD mn) -2,545.500 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1972 - Sep 2025
Italy (USD mn) 7,210.879 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 1,667.340 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Japan (USD mn) 20,134.365 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Jordan (USD mn) -0.282 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 2,785.793 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 553.136 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 9,148.200 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) -238.889 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -16.354 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Laos (USD mn) -88.987 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Latvia (USD mn) -76.220 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) -337.940 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Lithuania (USD mn) 2,355.547 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 8,740.623 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) -4,795.708 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) -48.753 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 2.868 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Malaysia (USD mn) -3,266.665 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Malta (USD mn) -1.028 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 242.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 13,601.475 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Moldova (USD mn) -0.010 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 94.087 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 29.585 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 251.801 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2025
Mozambique (USD mn) -7.970 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 9,414.776 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1967 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 7,210.701 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1995 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 5,040.443 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Norway (USD mn) 1,807.361 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Oman (USD mn) 764.109 2024 yearly 1974 - 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) 136.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2024
Panama (USD mn) 665.035 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Peru (USD mn) -435.072 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 2,769.125 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2025
Poland (USD mn) 4,964.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 10,108.990 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
Qatar (USD mn) -2,362.637 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Romania (USD mn) 7,844.730 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Russia (USD mn) 839.420 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Serbia (USD mn) -140.869 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 2,194.951 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) -305.505 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 2,423.829 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Spain (USD mn) 23,584.832 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 87.880 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2022
Sweden (USD mn) 4,340.120 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 2,907.391 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Sep 2025
Taiwan, China (USD mn) -375.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Sep 2025
Tajikistan (USD mn) -83.333 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Thailand (USD mn) 31.300 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) -1,256.049 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Turkey (USD mn) 10,446.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Ukraine (USD mn) 3,535.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
United Kingdom (USD mn) 57,304.099 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1980 - Sep 2025
United States (USD mn) 191,942.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2025
Uruguay (USD mn) 150.750 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Uzbekistan (USD mn) 831.868 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025

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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 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 Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 336.796 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 Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) 23,644.325 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 9,630.195 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 9,966.991 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
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 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) 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 (%) 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 (%) 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) 36.449 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 116,734.177 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Assets (KWD mn) -36.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: 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: CA: 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: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 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: 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: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) 40.000 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: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) 493.000 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) 34,986.575 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 137,467.671 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 35,573.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Nov 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) 103.798 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1961 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 193,069.631 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 9.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 157,520.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 17.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,669.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 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
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 (KWD mn) 42,039.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,625.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 75,243.400 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025

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