Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
Key information about Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2024, compared with a growth equal to 1.3 % in the previous quarter.
- Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2012 to Mar 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 5.8 % in Dec 2012 and a record low -1.3 % in Dec 2020.
CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarter Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Central Bank of Kuwait provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency. Central Statistical Bureau provides Nominal GDP in local currency.
Related information about Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Kuwait, Current Account recorded a surplus of 11.1 USD bn in Mar 2024.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 128.5 USD mn in Mar 2024.
- Kuwait Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.7 USD bn in Mar 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 14.0 USD mn in Mar 2024.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 28.0 USD bn in Dec 2020.
View Kuwait's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP from Mar 2012 to Mar 2024 in the chart:
What was Kuwait's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Mar 2024?
Kuwait Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2024, compared with a growth equal to 1.3 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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0.3 Mar 2024 | 1.3 Dec 2023 | -1.3 Dec 2020 | 5.8 Dec 2012 | % | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison
country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 6.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
Algeria (%) | 0.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Mar 2024 |
Argentina (%) | 1.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
Armenia (%) | 1.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Jun 2024 |
Australia (%) | 3.9 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Sep 2024 |
Austria (%) | -1.6 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Dec 2022 |
Azerbaijan (%) | -0.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Jun 2024 |
Bahrain (%) | 6.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2024 |
Bangladesh (%) | 0.3 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
Belarus (%) | -0.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Jun 2024 |
Belgium (%) | -17.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
Bolivia (%) | 1.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Jun 2024 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 2.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
Botswana (%) | 4.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2024 |
Brazil (%) | 3.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Brunei (%) | -10.5 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2020 |
Bulgaria (%) | 2.0 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Sep 2024 |
Cambodia (%) | 9.0 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
Canada (%) | 3.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1961 - Sep 2024 |
Chile (%) | 4.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2024 |
China (%) | -0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
Colombia (%) | 3.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2024 |
Croatia (%) | 2.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Cyprus (%) | 34.0 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
Czech Republic (%) | 4.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Denmark (%) | 6.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
Ecuador (%) | 0.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Jun 2024 |
Egypt (%) | 30.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Jun 2024 |
Estonia (%) | 5.6 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2024 |
European Union (%) | 0.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2023 |
Finland (%) | 4.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2023 |
France (%) | 0.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2024 |
Georgia (%) | 7.4 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Jun 2024 |
Germany (%) | 1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Sep 2024 |
Ghana (%) | 1.8 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2024 |
Greece (%) | 1.8 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2024 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 33.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2024 |
Hungary (%) | -93.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2024 |
Iceland (%) | 3.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
India (%) | 1.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Jun 2024 |
Indonesia (%) | 2.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
Iran (%) | 0.1 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
Ireland (%) | 8.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2024 |
Israel (%) | 4.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Italy (%) | 1.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Mar 2023 |
Ivory Coast (%) | 2.2 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
Japan (%) | 0.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
Jordan (%) | 2.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Jun 2024 |
Kazakhstan (%) | -0.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Kenya (%) | 0.7 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
South Korea (%) | 1.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Sep 2024 |
Kosovo (%) | 8.1 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2024 |
Kuwait (%) | 0.3 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | -3.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2023 |
Laos (%) | 11.9 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
Latvia (%) | 3.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Lebanon (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
Lithuania (%) | 3.4 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2023 |
Luxembourg (%) | -120.9 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
Macau SAR, China (%) | 1.2 2023 | yearly | 1982 - 2023 |
North Macedonia (%) | 6.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Malawi (%) | 0.4 2021 | yearly | 1970 - 2021 |
Malaysia (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2024 |
Malta (%) | 169.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Mauritius (%) | 67.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Mexico (%) | 1.5 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Sep 2024 |
Moldova (%) | 1.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Jun 2024 |
Mongolia (%) | 9.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2024 |
Montenegro (%) | 7.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Morocco (%) | 1.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Jun 2024 |
Mozambique (%) | 33.6 2021 | yearly | 1986 - 2021 |
Myanmar (%) | 0.6 Sep 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Sep 2021 |
Nepal (%) | 0.1 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
Netherlands (%) | 0.5 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Jun 2024 |
New Zealand (%) | 2.2 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Nigeria (%) | 1.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Norway (%) | -0.9 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
Oman (%) | 11.5 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
Pakistan (%) | 0.6 2024 | yearly | 1977 - 2024 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | 2.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2024 |
Panama (%) | 3.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2024 |
Paraguay (%) | -0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Peru (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2024 |
Philippines (%) | 1.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Jun 2024 |
Poland (%) | 0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2024 |
Portugal (%) | 0.5 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2023 |
Qatar (%) | 0.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
Romania (%) | 2.3 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Russia (%) | 0.1 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2022 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 1.1 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Jun 2024 |
Serbia (%) | 6.4 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2024 |
Singapore (%) | 25.7 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2024 |
Slovakia (%) | 0.8 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Jun 2024 |
Slovenia (%) | 3.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2023 |
South Africa (%) | -0.2 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Sep 2024 |
Spain (%) | 1.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Jun 2024 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 1.6 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2024 |
Sudan (%) | 1.7 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
Sweden (%) | 1.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Mar 2023 |
Switzerland (%) | 6.6 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1985 - Mar 2023 |
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Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.1 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -5,077.511 2023 | yearly | 1988 - 2023 |
Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 128.142 Dec 2015 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2015 |
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 1.1 2023 | yearly | 1986 - 2023 |
National Government Debt (USD mn) | 163.2 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Oct 2024 |
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) | 27.335 2029 | yearly | 1985 - 2029 |
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) | 14.007 2029 | yearly | 1991 - 2029 |
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) | 40.250 2029 | yearly | 1985 - 2029 |
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) | -1,561.505 Mar 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Mar 2024 |
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) | 550.910 Mar 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Mar 2024 |
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) | 336.796 Sep 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Sep 2024 |
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) | 2,116.770 Mar 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Mar 2024 |
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) | 23,644.325 Mar 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Mar 2024 |
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) | 9,630.195 Sep 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Sep 2024 |
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) | 9,966.991 Sep 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Sep 2024 |
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) | 486.000 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) | 12,125.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) | 226.000 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) | 18,245.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
Government Revenue (KWD mn) | 13,633.900 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) | -1,561.505 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
Public Debt (KWD mn) | 50.000 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Oct 2024 |
Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.994 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
Trade Balance (USD mn) | 2,975.2 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Aug 2024 |
Total Exports (USD mn) | 6,074.6 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Aug 2024 |
Total Exports Growth (%) | -15.9 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Aug 2024 |
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 56,120.447 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 280,728.170 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 13,928.974 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Total Imports (USD mn) | 3,099.4 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Aug 2024 |
Total Imports Growth (%) | -3.9 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Aug 2024 |
Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,224,246.807 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 638,823.973 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 6.680 Aug 2024 | monthly | Sep 1991 - Aug 2024 |
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 323.688 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Aug 2024 |
Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 41.999 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Aug 2024 |
Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 546.823 Aug 2024 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Aug 2024 |
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) | 2,789.603 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2018 |
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) | -15.884 Aug 2024 | monthly | Apr 2020 - Aug 2024 |
Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) | 36.800 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 |
Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) | 39.900 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 |
Export Value Index (2015=100) | 116.639 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Import Value Index (2015=100) | 102.988 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 1,748.6 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 11,086.1 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 27.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 128.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.3 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 13.987 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 45.5 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -31.551 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
External Debt (USD mn) | 65,430.7 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Mar 2024 |
External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 39.4 2023 | yearly | 2014 - 2023 |
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 25.453 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 113,840.261 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 1,389.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) | -1,407.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) | -2,795.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) | 448.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 10.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) | -1,260.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) | 5.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) | 493.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
BoP: FA: 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 |
Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2024 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.7 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 33,767.260 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 132,443.284 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
M2 Growth (%) | 3.2 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 42,191.5 Sep 2024 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Sep 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 25.562 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 14.3 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Jun 2024 |
Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 103.476 Oct 2024 | monthly | Dec 1961 - Oct 2024 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 174,173.331 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 2.4 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2024 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 132,109.4 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.2 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2024 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 1,557.0 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Oct 2024 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 184,015.668 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 6.11 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2024 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 104.60 Jun 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2024 |
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) | 1,561.500 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) | 40,574.000 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) | 10,344.600 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) | 40,574.000 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) | 65,176.600 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2024 |
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