Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | Number | World Bank

Key information about Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile

  • Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile was reported at 167.684 Number in Dec 2023
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 168.350 Number for Dec 2022
  • Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile data is updated yearly, averaging 114,888.000 Number from Dec 1960 to 2023, with 52 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 34,646,800.000 Number in 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Number in 1989
  • 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.;World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU);Weighted average;

View Kuwait's Teledensity: Mobile from 1960 to 2023 in the chart:

Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile

What was Kuwait's Teledensity: Mobile in 2023?

Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile was reported at 167.684 Number in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
167.684 2023 168.350 2022 0.000 1989 34,646,800.000 2022 Number yearly 1960 - 2023

Teledensity: Mobile by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (Number) 55.547 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Albania (Number) 92.997 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Algeria (Number) 111.606 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Andorra (Number) 156.097 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Angola (Number) 70.052 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Antigua and Barbuda (Number) 200.541 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Argentina (Number) 137.706 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Armenia (Number) 134.520 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Aruba (Number) 130.648 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Australia (Number) 112.513 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Austria (Number) 121.746 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan (Number) 107.687 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bahamas (Number) 100.048 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bahrain (Number) 153.900 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh (Number) 114.355 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Barbados (Number) 114.581 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Belarus (Number) 128.979 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belgium (Number) 103.196 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belize (Number) 67.175 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Benin (Number) 116.036 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bermuda (Number) 105.274 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bhutan (Number) 95.626 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bolivia (Number) 101.572 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Number) 117.734 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Botswana (Number) 179.027 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brazil (Number) 101.020 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brunei (Number) 127.012 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Bulgaria (Number) 117.933 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Burkina Faso (Number) 119.463 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Burundi (Number) 63.163 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cambodia (Number) 120.809 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cameroon (Number) 96.482 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Canada (Number) 94.150 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde (Number) 113.023 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cayman Islands (Number) 139.315 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Central African Republic (Number) 38.822 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Chad (Number) 70.187 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Chile (Number) 135.871 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
China (Number) 128.247 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Colombia (Number) 166.980 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Comoros (Number) 109.856 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Congo (Number) 94.871 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica (Number) 145.789 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Croatia (Number) 117.113 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cuba (Number) 69.577 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Cyprus (Number) 155.696 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Czech Republic (Number) 126.005 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo (Number) 53.189 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Denmark (Number) 126.919 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Djibouti (Number) 48.450 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Dominica (Number) 85.190 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Dominican Republic (Number) 91.868 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ecuador (Number) 101.032 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Egypt (Number) 92.826 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
El Salvador (Number) 179.706 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Equatorial Guinea (Number) 49.538 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Eritrea (Number) 59.125 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Estonia (Number) 150.196 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Swaziland (Number) 128.399 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia (Number) 56.964 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Faroe Islands (Number) 105.804 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Fiji (Number) 111.749 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Finland (Number) 127.473 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
France (Number) 116.688 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
French Polynesia (Number) 118.778 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Gabon (Number) 122.607 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Gambia (Number) 106.782 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Georgia (Number) 155.250 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Germany (Number) 124.663 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ghana (Number) 98.806 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Greece (Number) 110.792 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Greenland (Number) 118.637 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Grenada (Number) 95.759 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Guatemala (Number) 113.709 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guinea (Number) 108.885 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Guinea-Bissau (Number) 128.111 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guyana (Number) 112.565 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Haiti (Number) 65.189 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Honduras (Number) 74.415 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (Number) 319.494 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hungary (Number) 105.054 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iceland (Number) 123.382 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
India (Number) 80.563 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Indonesia (Number) 125.238 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iran (Number) 166.280 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iraq (Number) 101.389 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ireland (Number) 110.798 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Israel (Number) 153.337 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Italy (Number) 131.872 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast (Number) 171.989 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jamaica (Number) 115.092 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (Number) 178.432 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jordan (Number) 67.546 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Number) 127.115 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kenya (Number) 120.612 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kiribati (Number) 51.254 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
South Korea (Number) 162.114 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kuwait (Number) 167.684 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Number) 108.591 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Laos (Number) 64.759 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023

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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) 2,272.5 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) 2.725 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Aug 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) 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) 26.022 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 116,734.177 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 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: 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: 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: 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: CA: Primary Income: Debit (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: CA: Debit (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: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 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 (%) 3.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 34,670.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 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) 103.629 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1961 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 193,069.631 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 155,599.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,442.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 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
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,616.800 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
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 75,243.400 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025

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