Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

2010 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 25.562 % in Jun 2024
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 26.210 % for Mar 2024
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 25.245 % from Dec 2010 to Jun 2024, with 55 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 40.943 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 14.736 % in Sep 2012
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly

CEIC calculates annual Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. The International Monetary Fund provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Central Statistical Bureau provides Nominal GDP in local currency. The Central Bank of Kuwait average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

View Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Dec 2010 to Jun 2024 in the chart:

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Jun 2024?

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 25.562 % in Jun 2024 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
25.562 Jun 2024 26.210 Mar 2024 14.736 Sep 2012 40.943 Dec 2020 % quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024

Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 20.781 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2024
Algeria (%) 26.408 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2024
Argentina (%) 3.975 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2024
Armenia (%) 13.592 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2013 - Jun 2024
Australia (%) 2.128 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1969 - Jun 2024
Austria (%) 0.630 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 17.952 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2024
Bahrain (%) 8.733 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2023
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 1999 - Sep 2024
Belarus (%) 4.067 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2024
Belgium (%) 1.258 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Bolivia (%) 0.341 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 32.333 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2024
Botswana (%) 23.845 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 1994 - Jun 2024
Brazil (%) 14.576 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2024
Brunei (%) 6.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2024
Bulgaria (%) 33.276 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2024
Cambodia (%) 7.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2024
Canada (%) 4.354 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2024
Chile (%) 12.369 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2024
China (%) 6.600 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Sep 2024
Colombia (%) 14.244 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2024
Croatia (%) 39.431 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 0.686 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Czech Republic (%) 40.823 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Denmark (%) 19.927 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2024
Ecuador (%) 4.210 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2024
Egypt (%) 8.728 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2024
Estonia (%) 4.282 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2024
European Union (%) 1.897 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
Finland (%) 2.787 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
France (%) 0.933 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Georgia (%) 11.362 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1996 - Jun 2024
Germany (%) 0.824 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Jun 2024
Ghana (%) 3.820 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2023
Greece (%) 1.559 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 105.515 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2024
Hungary (%) 18.112 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Iceland (%) 17.675 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2024
India (%) 4.500 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 1962 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2024
Ireland (%) 0.941 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Israel (%) 39.953 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2024
Italy (%) 2.272 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 0.003 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Jun 2024 monthly Oct 1980 - Jun 2024
Jordan (%) 26.273 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 5.430 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) 7.721 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2024
South Korea (%) 7.000 Sep 2024 monthly Nov 1979 - Sep 2024
Kosovo (%) 11.298 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Kuwait (%) 25.562 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 10.479 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2024
Laos (%) 8.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Latvia (%) 8.960 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2024
Lebanon (%) 21.405 2021 yearly 2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 5.544 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2024
Luxembourg (%) 0.237 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 56.725 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2024
North Macedonia (%) 27.496 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2024
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 2.000 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1959 - Aug 2024
Malta (%) 4.078 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2024
Mauritius (%) 44.869 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2024
Mexico (%) 10.372 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Moldova (%) 31.954 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2024
Mongolia (%) 18.423 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Montenegro (%) 20.266 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Morocco (%) 22.019 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2024
Mozambique (%) 16.911 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Sep 2024 monthly May 2011 - Sep 2024
Nepal (%) 4.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2003 - Sep 2024
Netherlands (%) 0.609 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1999 - Jun 2024
New Zealand (%) 5.764 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 2005 - Jun 2024
Nigeria (%) 14.126 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Norway (%) 15.574 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Oman (%) 14.968 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Pakistan (%) 5.000 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 2006 - Sep 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 15.697 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 5.729 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2024
Paraguay (%) 20.660 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2024
Peru (%) 23.676 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1990 - Jun 2024
Philippines (%) 9.500 Sep 2024 monthly May 1986 - Sep 2024
Poland (%) 20.294 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2024
Portugal (%) 1.933 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
Qatar (%) 20.310 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Romania (%) 18.117 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2005 - Jun 2024
Russia (%) 19.829 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 2011 - Mar 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 41.018 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2024
Serbia (%) 33.749 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Singapore (%) 69.048 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2024
Slovakia (%) 6.853 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2024
Slovenia (%) 1.750 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2024
South Africa (%) 11.966 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2024
Spain (%) 3.793 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.000 May 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - May 2023
Sudan (%) 0.000 2017 yearly 1960 - 2017
Sweden (%) 7.126 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Switzerland (%) 86.305 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Syria (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

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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) 164.0 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Aug 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
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) -1,561.505 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) 1,307.114 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 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) 23,898.716 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 25,205.830 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
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 Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -1,561.505 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Public Debt (KWD mn) 50.000 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Aug 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) 56,889.308 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) 4.918 Jun 2024 monthly Sep 1991 - Jun 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) 31.307 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 113,840.261 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 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: 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: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 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: Primary Income: 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: 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: 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
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) 33,821.194 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 131,979.987 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2024
M2 Growth (%) 3.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 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) 104.003 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1961 - Aug 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 163,970.472 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 130,930.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 3.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,333.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 181,810.039 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.33 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Aug 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 104.79 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) 10,308.700 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2024
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 40,227.500 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2024
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 64,366.700 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2024

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