Kuwait Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

2010 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

  • Kuwait Private Debt accounted for 103.67 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with a ratio of 98.76 % in the previous quarter
  • Kuwait Private Debt contribution to Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2010 to Jun 2025, with an average share of 91.84 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 117.30 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of 51.19 % in Dec 2012

CEIC calculates quarterly Private Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Private Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Private Debt is calculated by subtracting Credits to Non Bank Financial Institutions and Public Services from Total Credits. The Central Bank of Kuwait provides Private Debt in local currency. Central Statistical Bureau provides Nominal GDP in local currency.

View Kuwait's Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP from Dec 2010 to Jun 2025 in the chart:

Kuwait Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP

What was Kuwait's Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP in Jun 2025?

Kuwait Private Debt accounted for 103.67 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with a ratio of 98.76 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
103.67 Jun 2025 98.76 Mar 2025 51.19 Dec 2012 117.30 Mar 2021 % quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025

Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 32.89 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 18.54 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2006 - Dec 2024
Argentina (%) 13.08 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 62.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 128.12 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2025
Austria (%) 86.71 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 24.77 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) 62.48 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Bangladesh (%) 31.31 2025 yearly 1974 - 2025
Belarus (%) 20.79 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) 65.44 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 68.67 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 45.55 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Botswana (%) 31.92 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 52.64 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 28.71 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Jun 2025
Bulgaria (%) 52.81 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 122.61 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Canada (%) 210.25 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1969 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 67.17 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
China (%) 199.35 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2025
Colombia (%) 38.98 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Croatia (%) 49.26 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 55.06 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 47.53 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 28.26 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 55.23 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 24.69 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2002 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 62.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 77.33 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 90.26 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1997 - Sep 2025
France (%) 105.63 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 65.57 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 73.24 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 6.78 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Mar 2025
Greece (%) 51.53 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 190.47 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1973 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 54.34 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) 88.68 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
India (%) 51.51 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2022
Indonesia (%) 30.26 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 60.30 2016 yearly 1961 - 2016
Ireland (%) 22.32 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Israel (%) 111.94 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Italy (%) 57.33 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1998 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 22.54 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Japan (%) 119.17 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Jordan (%) 78.21 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 26.42 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 27.48 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
South Korea (%) 162.22 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
Kosovo (%) 59.53 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 103.67 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 27.20 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 56.96 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Latvia (%) 29.52 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 102.16 2017 yearly 1988 - 2017
Lithuania (%) 38.32 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 80.27 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 125.76 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 52.32 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 7.49 2023 yearly 2017 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 117.38 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 62.85 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 70.09 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 20.92 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 27.01 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 49.12 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 49.26 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 52.30 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.84 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 28.98 2020 yearly 1960 - 2020
Nepal (%) 74.44 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 82.42 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 135.36 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 15.41 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 116.82 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 52.41 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Pakistan (%) 9.60 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 70.25 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 68.25 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 40.81 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 31.70 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 49.80 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 33.01 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 71.50 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 116.09 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Romania (%) 22.76 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 54.92 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 64.59 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 34.75 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 129.14 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 60.47 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 36.11 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 66.81 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1965 - Jun 2025
Spain (%) 70.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 26.04 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Sudan (%) 5.64 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Sweden (%) 124.36 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 160.34 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - 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) 6,711.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 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
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 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 (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
Public Debt (KWD mn) 50.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,272.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,364.9 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -16.7 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 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) 3,092.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Jun 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 6.6 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 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) 2.735 Jul 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 295.319 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 52.486 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 638.906 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -18.295 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2020 - Nov 2024
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) 2,137.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 8,094.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 21.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 172.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,084.720 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 8.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,075.914 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 72,069.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 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: 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: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 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: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: 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: 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: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Primary Income: 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 (%) 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 (%) 3.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 37,261.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Sep 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) 103.781 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1961 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 189,078.409 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 154,670.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,660.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 173,948.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 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
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,633.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 40,707.200 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,421.800 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 40,707.200 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 66,591.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025

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