Kuwait Number of Subscriber Mobile
1960 - 2022 | Yearly | Person | World Bank
Key information about Kuwait Number of Subscriber Mobile
- Kuwait Number of Subscriber Mobile was reported at 7,726,449.000 Person in Dec 2022
- This records an increase from the previous number of 6,918,180.000 Person for Dec 2021
- Kuwait Number of Subscriber Mobile data is updated yearly, averaging 210,000.000 Person from Dec 1960 to 2022, with 51 observations
- The data reached an all-time high of 7,726,449.000 Person in 2022 and a record low of 0.000 Person in 1985
- Kuwait Number of Subscriber Mobile data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Telecommunication Sector – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Telecommunication
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.;International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database;Sum;Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data.
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What was Kuwait's Number of Subscriber Mobile in 2022?
Kuwait Number of Subscriber Mobile was reported at 7,726,449.000 Person in Dec 2022 See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7,726,449.000 2022 | 6,918,180.000 2021 | 0.000 1985 | 7,726,449.000 2022 | Person | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan (Person) | 22,678,024.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Albania (Person) | 2,782,226.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Algeria (Person) | 49,018,766.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Andorra (Person) | 113,521.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Angola (Person) | 23,977,537.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Antigua and Barbuda (Person) | 184,000.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Argentina (Person) | 60,236,460.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Armenia (Person) | 3,599,278.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Aruba (Person) | 141,000.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Australia (Person) | 28,018,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Austria (Person) | 10,882,217.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Azerbaijan (Person) | 10,817,071.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Bahamas (Person) | 403,993.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bahrain (Person) | 1,923,443.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Bangladesh (Person) | 180,198,049.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Barbados (Person) | 323,482.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Belarus (Person) | 11,770,639.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Belgium (Person) | 11,873,986.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Belize (Person) | 264,000.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Benin (Person) | 14,549,987.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bermuda (Person) | 68,000.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Bhutan (Person) | 742,493.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bolivia (Person) | 12,033,941.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) | 3,811,931.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Botswana (Person) | 4,348,010.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Brazil (Person) | 212,925,716.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Brunei (Person) | 528,723.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Bulgaria (Person) | 7,964,361.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Burkina Faso (Person) | 24,678,315.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Burundi (Person) | 7,470,966.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cambodia (Person) | 19,505,294.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cameroon (Person) | 23,106,995.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Canada (Person) | 35,082,123.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cape Verde (Person) | 588,593.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cayman Islands (Person) | 100,000.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Central African Republic (Person) | 1,831,000.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Chad (Person) | 12,086,643.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Chile (Person) | 26,571,823.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| China (Person) | 1,780,613,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Colombia (Person) | 80,812,165.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Comoros (Person) | 853,449.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Congo (Person) | 5,648,335.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Costa Rica (Person) | 7,876,163.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Croatia (Person) | 4,480,469.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cuba (Person) | 7,600,092.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Cyprus (Person) | 1,392,480.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Czech Republic (Person) | 13,475,347.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo (Person) | 49,844,134.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Denmark (Person) | 7,363,597.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Djibouti (Person) | 489,339.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Dominica (Person) | 62,171.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Dominican Republic (Person) | 10,149,890.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ecuador (Person) | 16,789,600.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Egypt (Person) | 103,449,734.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| El Salvador (Person) | 11,508,619.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Equatorial Guinea (Person) | 893,441.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Eritrea (Person) | 1,801,000.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Estonia (Person) | 2,055,794.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Swaziland (Person) | 1,468,083.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ethiopia (Person) | 69,123,028.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Faroe Islands (Person) | 59,213.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Fiji (Person) | 991,500.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Finland (Person) | 7,130,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| France (Person) | 76,807,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| French Polynesia (Person) | 327,667.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Gabon (Person) | 2,995,487.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Gambia (Person) | 2,677,954.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Georgia (Person) | 5,844,482.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Germany (Person) | 104,400,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ghana (Person) | 40,454,073.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Greece (Person) | 11,326,179.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Greenland (Person) | 66,605.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Grenada (Person) | 101,018.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Guatemala (Person) | 22,124,839.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Guinea (Person) | 13,795,000.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Guinea-Bissau (Person) | 2,236,511.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Guyana (Person) | 856,000.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Haiti (Person) | 7,319,000.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Honduras (Person) | 7,937,385.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) | 21,860,771.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Hungary (Person) | 10,371,597.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Iceland (Person) | 456,864.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| India (Person) | 1,142,930,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Indonesia (Person) | 316,552,572.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Iran (Person) | 145,667,536.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Iraq (Person) | 43,688,180.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ireland (Person) | 5,690,017.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Israel (Person) | 13,758,317.000 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Italy (Person) | 78,502,853.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Ivory Coast (Person) | 49,006,419.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Jamaica (Person) | 3,002,736.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Japan (Person) | 207,647,788.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Jordan (Person) | 7,625,635.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Kazakhstan (Person) | 25,299,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Kenya (Person) | 65,737,164.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Kiribati (Person) | 64,076.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| South Korea (Person) | 76,992,107.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Kuwait (Person) | 7,726,449.000 2022 | yearly | 1960 - 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan (Person) | 8,511,000.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
| Laos (Person) | 4,822,973.000 2021 | yearly | 1960 - 2021 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 11.7 2022 | yearly | 1988 - 2022 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 20,955.438 2022 | yearly | 1988 - 2022 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 128.142 Dec 2015 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2015 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 1.0 2022 | yearly | 1986 - 2022 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 683.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) | 28.396 2028 | yearly | 1985 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) | 14.118 2029 | yearly | 1991 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) | 42.514 2029 | yearly | 1985 - 2029 |
| Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) | -1,092.520 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) | 347.935 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) | 821.421 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) | 1,452.022 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) | 17,803.518 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) | 18,074.618 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) | 18,896.039 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) | 486.000 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
| Government Expenditure (KWD mn) | 18,245.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
| Government Revenue (KWD mn) | 13,633.900 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
| Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) | 12,125.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
| Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) | 226.000 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
| Public Debt (KWD mn) | 210.000 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.994 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 3,739.7 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 6,796.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -8.8 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 152,297.350 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 529,113.260 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 17,111.420 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 3,056.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -7.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,144,894.403 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 442,329.808 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 3.989 Jan 2024 | monthly | Sep 1991 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 252.311 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 52.734 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 661.137 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jan 2024 |
| Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) | 2,789.603 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2018 |
| Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) | 36.800 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 |
| Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) | 39.900 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 4,557.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 15,358.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 37.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 196.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -224.952 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -99.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -28.282 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 59,638.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2023 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 35.3 2022 | yearly | 2014 - 2022 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 31.307 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 105,184.786 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) | -1,260.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) | 448.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) | -1,407.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 10.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) | 5.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) | -2,795.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 1,389.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) | 493.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 40.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Assets (KWD mn) | -36.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| Number of Investment Companies (Unit) | 41.000 Dec 2022 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 36,160.703 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 129,771.308 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 1.2 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 41,142.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Jan 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 25.497 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 13.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2023 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 103.123 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 1961 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 161,418.673 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 4.3 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 129,085.2 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -0.4 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 1,258.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 177,363.370 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.06 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 100.05 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) | 1,723.100 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) | 39,891.700 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) | 10,600.200 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) | 39,274.500 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2024 |
| Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) | 63,968.900 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
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