Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves

1964 - 2024 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves

  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 42.3 USD bn in Aug 2024, compared with 41.6 USD bn in the previous month
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1964 to Aug 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 46.9 USD bn in Feb 2023 and a record low of 23.2 USD mn in Jan 1968

The International Monetary Fund provides monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD.


Further information about Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves
  • In the latest reports, Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 14.3 Months of Import in Jun 2024.
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 132.0 USD bn YoY in Aug 2024.
  • Kuwait Domestic Credit reached 130.9 USD bn in Aug 2024, representing an increased of 3.1 % YoY.
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.7 % in Jun 2024, compared with the ratio of 1.6 % in the previous quarter.
  • Household Debt of Kuwait reached 0.7 % in Jun 2024, accounting for 0.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP.

View Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves from Jan 1964 to Aug 2024 in the chart:

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves

What was Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves in Aug 2024?

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 42.3 USD bn in Aug 2024, compared with 41.6 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
42,293.4 Aug 2024 41,596.2 Jul 2024 23.2 Jan 1968 46,923.9 Feb 2023 USD mn monthly Jan 1964 - Aug 2024

Foreign Exchange Reserves by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 5,618.8 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Jul 2024
Algeria (USD mn) 66,159.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Sep 2024
Argentina (USD mn) 21,843.7 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2024
Armenia (USD mn) 3,581.5 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2024
Australia (USD mn) 38,916.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1969 - Oct 2024
Austria (USD mn) 3,550.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2024
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 12,870.6 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1992 - Aug 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 4,077.4 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1965 - Feb 2024
Bangladesh (USD mn) 26,152.4 May 2023 monthly Dec 1972 - May 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 2,943.8 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Belgium (USD mn) 5,300.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Bolivia (USD mn) 139.3 Apr 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Apr 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 9,492.7 Sep 2024 monthly Aug 1997 - Sep 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Brazil (USD mn) 337,970.0 Sep 2024 monthly Nov 2000 - Sep 2024
Brunei (USD mn) 3,211.1 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Jul 2024
Bulgaria (USD mn) 40,968.6 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 2003 - Sep 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 16,470.9 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Jun 2024
Canada (USD mn) 94,663.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2024
Chile (USD mn) 41,506.5 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Sep 2024
China (USD mn) 3,261,050.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2024
Colombia (USD mn) 57,726.1 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Aug 2024
Croatia (USD mn) 28,293.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 243.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 146,334.1 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 84,961.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Ecuador (USD mn) 6,304.4 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2024
Egypt (USD mn) 33,418.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
Estonia (USD mn) 1,828.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
European Union (USD mn) 301,563.6 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Finland (USD mn) 8,569.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
France (USD mn) 29,516.5 Sep 2024 monthly Feb 2004 - Sep 2024
Georgia (USD mn) 3,635.3 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Sep 2024
Germany (USD mn) 37,441.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 3,368.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2024
Greece (USD mn) 3,870.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 422,653.0 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Sep 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 41,841.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2024
Iceland (USD mn) 5,832.7 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 2000 - Sep 2024
India (USD mn) 617,075.0 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 1989 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 134,629.2 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Sep 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 4,893.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Israel (USD mn) 215,772.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Italy (USD mn) 52,371.4 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 16.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 1962 - Aug 2024
Japan (USD mn) 1,112,931.0 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Sep 2024
Jordan (USD mn) 14,473.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Sep 2024
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 17,955.2 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Kenya (USD mn) 8,024.1 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Jul 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 391,672.1 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,350.3 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Aug 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 42,293.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Aug 2024
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 2,181.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Oct 2024
Laos (USD mn) 1,819.3 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Jun 2024
Latvia (USD mn) 4,050.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2024
Lebanon (USD mn) 14,817.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 1990 - Dec 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) 4,567.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 1993 - Oct 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 272.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 28,810.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jun 1984 - Sep 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 4,323.7 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Sep 2024
Malawi (USD mn) 413.8 Oct 2021 monthly Jun 1965 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 107,100.0 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2024
Malta (USD mn) 1,073.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) 6,328.5 Aug 2024 monthly Mar 1960 - Aug 2024
Mexico (USD mn) 201,960.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Moldova (USD mn) 5,585.7 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2024
Mongolia (USD mn) 4,072.2 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 1992 - Jul 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) 1,600.1 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2024
Morocco (USD mn) 33,804.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (USD mn) 3,762.0 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 1984 - Sep 2024
Myanmar (USD mn) 8,473.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1950 - Mar 2024
Nepal (USD mn) 14,784.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 7,302.2 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Sep 2024
New Zealand (USD mn) 17,316.3 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 2005 - Sep 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) 34,762.2 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jun 2024
Norway (USD mn) 77,852.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Oman (USD mn) 16,061.4 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1970 - Aug 2024
Pakistan (USD mn) 14,174.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1959 - Aug 2024
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 471.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Panama (USD mn) 4,502.2 Jul 2024 monthly Oct 1969 - Jul 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 8,761.1 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Oct 2024
Peru (USD mn) 73,997.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2024
Philippines (USD mn) 97,240.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Sep 2024
Poland (USD mn) 175,852.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Sep 2024
Portugal (USD mn) 537,320.5 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Qatar (USD mn) 42,561.2 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1966 - Sep 2024
Romania (USD mn) 64,571.0 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2005 - Oct 2024
Russia (USD mn) 405,081.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Sep 2024
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 431,870.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Serbia (USD mn) 27,507.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 369,677.0 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 10,027.5 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 1,292.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2024
South Africa (USD mn) 46,191.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2024
Spain (USD mn) 63,524.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1987 - Oct 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 5,948.8 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Sep 2024
Sudan (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jul 1960 - Dec 2017
Sweden (USD mn) 43,834.0 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 816,745.3 Aug 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Aug 2024
Syria (USD mn) 16,221.1 Jun 2011 monthly Dec 1950 - Jun 2011

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Kuwait Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
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) 164.1 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Sep 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 Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Revenue (KWD mn) 13,633.900 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) 486.000 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -1,561.505 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 3,536.5 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 6,435.2 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -1.0 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 56,120.447 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
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) 2,898.7 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jun 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 2.5 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 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) 3.835 Jul 2024 monthly Sep 1991 - Jul 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 217.582 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 41.094 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 522.637 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2024
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -1.015 Jun 2024 monthly Apr 2020 - Jun 2024
Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) 36.800 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) 39.900 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Export Value Index (2015=100) 116.639 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 102.988 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 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: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) 448.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: 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: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) 493.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) 40.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Assets (KWD mn) -36.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
Monetary Last Frequency Range
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) 33,747.006 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 132,820.345 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
M2 Growth (%) 3.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 42,293.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Aug 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) 104.020 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1961 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 176,721.903 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 4.7 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 132,219.5 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 2.9 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,413.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 183,207.219 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.69 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 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) 1,550.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2024
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 40,227.500 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2024
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,284.400 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 40,477.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 64,939.300 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024

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