Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile
1960 - 2019 | Yearly | Number | World Bank
Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile was reported at 174.159 Number in Dec 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 171.605 Number for Dec 2018. Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile data is updated yearly, averaging 8.305 Number from Dec 1960 to 2019, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 205.910 Number in 2014 and a record low of 0.000 Number in 1985. Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Telecommunication Sector – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Telecommunication. Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.; ; International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database; Weighted Average; Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data.
View Kuwait's Teledensity: Mobile from 1960 to 2019 in the chart:
What was Kuwait's Teledensity: Mobile in 2019?
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174.159 2019 | 171.605 2018 | 0.000 1985 | 205.910 2014 | Number | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan (Number) | 59.356 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Albania (Number) | 91.293 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Algeria (Number) | 109.356 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Andorra (Number) | 113.957 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Angola (Number) | 46.599 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Antigua and Barbuda (Number) | 192.820 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
| Argentina (Number) | 125.842 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Armenia (Number) | 122.349 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Aruba (Number) | 135.134 2015 | yearly | 1960 - 2015 |
| Australia (Number) | 110.621 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Austria (Number) | 119.775 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Azerbaijan (Number) | 106.992 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Bahamas (Number) | 109.249 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Bahrain (Number) | 115.793 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Bangladesh (Number) | 101.549 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Barbados (Number) | 114.738 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Belarus (Number) | 123.008 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Belgium (Number) | 99.742 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Belize (Number) | 65.305 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Benin (Number) | 87.702 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Bermuda (Number) | 103.090 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
| Bhutan (Number) | 95.564 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Bolivia (Number) | 101.526 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Number) | 113.769 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Botswana (Number) | 162.641 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Brazil (Number) | 95.717 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Brunei (Number) | 132.661 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Bulgaria (Number) | 116.206 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Burkina Faso (Number) | 100.212 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Burundi (Number) | 56.650 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Cambodia (Number) | 129.916 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Cameroon (Number) | 82.704 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Canada (Number) | 91.863 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Cape Verde (Number) | 108.318 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Cayman Islands (Number) | 152.498 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
| Central African Republic (Number) | 33.619 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Chad (Number) | 48.065 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Chile (Number) | 132.185 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| China (Number) | 121.792 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Colombia (Number) | 131.672 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Comoros (Number) | 67.602 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Congo (Number) | 95.341 2018 | yearly | 1960 - 2018 |
| Costa Rica (Number) | 169.394 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Croatia (Number) | 106.642 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Cuba (Number) | 53.317 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Cyprus (Number) | 143.850 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Czech Republic (Number) | 122.566 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo (Number) | 42.773 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Denmark (Number) | 125.496 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Djibouti (Number) | 42.511 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Dominica (Number) | 105.788 2018 | yearly | 1960 - 2018 |
| Dominican Republic (Number) | 83.324 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Ecuador (Number) | 91.248 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Egypt (Number) | 94.972 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| El Salvador (Number) | 146.922 2018 | yearly | 1960 - 2018 |
| Equatorial Guinea (Number) | 45.167 2018 | yearly | 1960 - 2018 |
| Eritrea (Number) | 20.364 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
| Estonia (Number) | 147.177 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Swaziland (Number) | 93.527 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
| Ethiopia (Number) | 37.218 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
| Faroe Islands (Number) | 117.104 2018 | yearly | 1960 - 2018 |
| Fiji (Number) | 117.831 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
| Finland (Number) | 129.244 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| France (Number) | 110.610 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| French Polynesia (Number) | 109.001 2018 | yearly | 1960 - 2018 |
| Gabon (Number) | 137.754 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Gambia (Number) | 139.529 2018 | yearly | 1960 - 2018 |
| Georgia (Number) | 134.721 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Germany (Number) | 128.357 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Ghana (Number) | 134.319 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Greece (Number) | 113.449 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Greenland (Number) | 108.794 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Grenada (Number) | 104.244 2018 | yearly | 1960 - 2018 |
| Guatemala (Number) | 118.728 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Guinea (Number) | 100.797 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Guinea-Bissau (Number) | 82.793 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Guyana (Number) | 82.971 2017 | yearly | 1960 - 2017 |
| Haiti (Number) | 60.759 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Honduras (Number) | 77.568 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Number) | 288.533 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Hungary (Number) | 106.072 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Iceland (Number) | 121.949 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| India (Number) | 84.270 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Indonesia (Number) | 126.107 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Iran (Number) | 142.390 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Iraq (Number) | 94.696 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Ireland (Number) | 105.690 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Israel (Number) | 137.334 2019 | yearly | 1990 - 2019 |
| Italy (Number) | 131.265 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Ivory Coast (Number) | 145.341 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Jamaica (Number) | 102.564 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Japan (Number) | 147.023 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Jordan (Number) | 77.005 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Kazakhstan (Number) | 138.629 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Kenya (Number) | 103.769 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Kiribati (Number) | 46.476 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| South Korea (Number) | 134.489 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Kuwait (Number) | 174.159 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Kyrgyzstan (Number) | 134.395 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
| Laos (Number) | 60.844 2019 | yearly | 1960 - 2019 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -9.6 2019 | yearly | 1988 - 2019 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -12,891.871 2019 | yearly | 1988 - 2019 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 128.142 Dec 2015 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2015 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 1.3 2019 | yearly | 1986 - 2019 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 3,158.8 May 2021 | monthly | Dec 1993 - May 2021 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 3.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) | 24.119 2026 | yearly | 1990 - 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) | 37.408 2026 | yearly | 1991 - 2026 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) | 22.312 2026 | yearly | 1990 - 2026 |
| Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) | 415.966 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) | 14,817.487 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) | 1,213.483 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) | -5,954.525 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) | 13,761.529 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) | 8,862.962 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) | 1,055.958 Feb 2021 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Feb 2021 |
| Government Expenditure (KWD mn) | 18,245.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
| Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) | 486.000 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
| 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 (KWD mn) | 13,633.900 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 1.236 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 1,817.0 Mar 2021 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Mar 2021 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 4,090.9 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -29.9 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2020 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 7,428.111 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 28,754.528 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 1,208.010 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 2,427.0 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Feb 2021 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -5.9 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Dec 2020 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 867,654.908 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 283,644.869 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 0.143 Oct 2020 | monthly | Jan 1973 - Oct 2020 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 242.817 Dec 2020 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Dec 2020 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 31.662 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Feb 2021 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 456.091 Jan 2021 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jan 2021 |
| Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) | 2,789.603 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2018 |
| Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) | 39.900 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 |
| Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) | 36.800 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 1,839.3 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 8,084.3 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 31.3 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 60.8 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.2 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 6,651.078 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.9 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 39.5 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -274.691 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 53,819.1 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2020 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 50.2 2019 | yearly | 2014 - 2019 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 5.366 2026 | yearly | 1980 - 2026 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 93,856.844 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
| BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) | -2,795.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) | 0.000 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: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) | 493.000 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: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) | 5.000 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: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 40.000 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: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 1,389.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.8 Sep 2019 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Sep 2019 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 1.3 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 42,645.054 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2021 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 127,897.922 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2021 |
| M2 Growth (%) | -1.6 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1995 - May 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 43,450.1 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1964 - May 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 40.595 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 20.9 Jun 2020 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Jun 2020 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 105.543 May 2021 | monthly | Dec 1961 - May 2021 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 145,329.343 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2021 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.4 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Feb 2021 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 115,597.0 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2021 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 5.0 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1995 - May 2021 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 853.2 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 2002 - May 2021 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 132,579.427 Feb 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2021 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 2.87 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Apr 2021 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 114.09 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2020 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) | 1,849.300 May 2021 | monthly | Jan 1994 - May 2021 |
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