| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,482.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 520.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,962.86
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,482.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 520.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,882.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,318.25
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 435.70
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 80.30
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 164.60
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.30
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,323.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,369.36
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 46.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,323.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,369.36
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Portfolio In... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 46.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Reserve Asse... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 340.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Reserve Asse... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 292.59
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Current I... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -35.62
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Current I... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 35.62
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Miscellan... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,421.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Miscellan... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,421.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Miscellan... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -42.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Miscellan... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 42.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instrume... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.65
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets: Debt Securities... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 963.99
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 201.53
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.85
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 110.75
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -0.17
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -112.60
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,112.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -34,961.92
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Currency & Deposits... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 761.95
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Currency & Dep... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,268.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Loans: Other Sector... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 124.13
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets: Other Accounts Rece... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -115.51
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: IIP: Assets: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: Deposit ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,844.92
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: IIP: Assets: Other Investment: Currency & Deposits: Deposit Taking Co... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20,483.54
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: IIP: Assets: Other Investment: Currency & Deposits: Other Sectors: Sh... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 52,803.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: IIP: Liabilities: Other Investment: Currency & Deposits: Deposit Taki... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,189.31
            
                                            2009
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2009
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: IIP: Assets: Other Investment: Loans: Other Sectors: Long Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,231.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: IIP: Liabilities: Other Investment: Loans: Other Sectors: Long Term (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20,996.57
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: Discount Rate: End of Period (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.75
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.95
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Transport: Postal & Courier: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.95
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Compensation of Employees: Cred... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.99
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,215.20
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,939.71
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Investment Income: Direct Inves... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,724.50
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: General Government: Credit (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.85
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equity: Reinvested... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 164.60
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Equity: Reinv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.30
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets: Equity: Reinvested... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 164.60
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Equity: Reinv... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 84.30
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instrume... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.65
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Option... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 201.69
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Trade Credit &... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Trade Credit &... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.23
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities: Trade Credit &... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1.23
            
                                            2013
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1993 - 2013
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: IIP: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: Dep... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,564.03
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2011 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: IIP: Assets: Other Investment: Loans: Deposit Taking Corporations exc... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,908.77
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2010 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: IIP: Liabilities: Other Investment: Trade Credit & Advances (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.24
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2011 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: IIP: Liabilities: Other Investment: Trade Credit & Advances: General ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.24
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2011 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: IIP: Liabilities: Other Investment: Trade Credit & Advances: General ... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.24
            
                                            2012
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2011 - 2012
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: Exports: fob: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East, North A... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,875.16
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1973 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Middle East, North A... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6,571.21
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1959 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: BoP: Current Account: Goods: General Merchandise on a BOP Basis: ow R... (USD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,612.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2009 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: Central Bank: MFSM 2000: Memo Item: Total Assets (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10,235.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: Other Depository Corporations: MFSM 2000: Memo Item: Total Assets (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 60,442.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait KW: Other Financial Corporations: MFSM 2000: Memo Item: Total Assets (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,165.40
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2001 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: BP: PG: Extraction of Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 12,715.82
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: BP: PG: Service Activities Incidental to Oil and Gas Extraction Excl... (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 108.77
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: BP: Mfg: Coke, Refined Petroleum Products and Nuclear Fuel (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 844.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: BP: WH: Wholesale and Retail Trade (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,709.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: BP: WH: Restaurants and Hotels (RH) (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 390.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: BP: FR: FI: Financial Institutions (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,522.97
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: BP: FR: FI: Insurance (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 133.16
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: BP: FR: RS: Business Services (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 497.21
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: at Basic Price (BP) (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 39,647.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1966 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Oil and Gas (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7,332.80
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Agriculture and Fishing (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 66.60
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Manufacturing: ow Refined Product Industry (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 669.80
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Electricity, Gas and Water (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 428.10
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Restaurants and Hotels (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 167.50
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Transport, Storage and Communications (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,544.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Financial Institutions (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,849.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Insurance (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 88.60
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Real Estate (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 783.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Business Services (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 289.30
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Community, Social and Personal Services (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4,170.10
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: at Basic Price (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20,294.40
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Imputed Bank and Insurance Service Charges (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 -1,196.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 2000p: Imports Duties (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 147.00
            
                                            2011
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2000 - 2011
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 1995p: Oil and Gas (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3,585.40
            
                                            2004
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1986 - 2004
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 1995p: Mining and Quarrying (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2004
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1992 - 2004
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 1995p: Agriculture and Fishing (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54.00
            
                                            2004
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1986 - 2004
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Kuwait GDP: 1995p: Manufacturing (KWD mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,134.80
            
                                            2004
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1986 - 2004
                                         |