Kuwait Household Debt

2002 - 2024 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Household Debt

  • Kuwait Household Debt reached 1.4 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with the reported number of 1.3 USD bn in the previous month
  • Kuwait Household Debt: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2002 to Sep 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 3.5 USD bn in Jul 2019 and a record low of 62.9 USD mn in May 2020

CEIC converts monthly Household Debt into USD. The Central Bank of Kuwait provides Household Debt in local currency. The Central Bank of Kuwait period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Loans are used due to the lack of Flow of Funds statistics. Household Debt includes Mortgages and Consumer Loans.


Further information about Kuwait Household Debt

  • In the latest reports, Kuwait Household Debt accounted for 0.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2024
  • Money Supply M2 in Kuwait increased 132.8 USD bn YoY in Sep 2024
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 42.3 USD bn in Aug 2024
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 14.3 Months of Import in Jun 2024
  • Kuwait Domestic Credit reached 132.2 USD bn in Sep 2024, representing an increased of 2.9 % YoY

View Kuwait's Household Debt from Jan 2002 to Sep 2024 in the chart:

Kuwait Household Debt

What was Kuwait's Household Debt in Sep 2024?

Kuwait Household Debt reached 1.4 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with the reported number of 1.3 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1,413.6 Sep 2024 1,333.7 Aug 2024 62.9 May 2020 3,546.8 Jul 2019 USD mn monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024

Household Debt by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 3,332.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 2007 - Aug 2024
Argentina (USD mn) 19,977.0 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Aug 2024
Armenia (USD mn) 7,253.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2024
Australia (USD mn) 2,107,060.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2024
Austria (USD mn) 227,872.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 9,627.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
Belarus (USD mn) 7,793.9 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2006 - Sep 2024
Belgium (USD mn) 365,548.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
Bolivia (USD mn) 5,181.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 7,224.8 Sep 2024 monthly Aug 1997 - Sep 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 4,051.3 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2024
Brunei (USD mn) 2,130.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Bulgaria (USD mn) 29,242.6 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Cambodia (USD mn) 12,309.3 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 2008 - Aug 2024
Canada (USD mn) 2,218,341.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1969 - Aug 2024
Chile (USD mn) 130,893.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2024
China (USD mn) 11,690,988.5 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2024
Colombia (USD mn) 74,343.3 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 1995 - Aug 2024
Croatia (USD mn) 28,786.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2024
Cyprus (USD mn) 26,203.9 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Czech Republic (USD mn) 113,526.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 353,730.6 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Ecuador (USD mn) 21,425.4 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 2006 - Aug 2024
Egypt (USD mn) 22,830.3 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Estonia (USD mn) 15,986.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2024
European Union (USD mn) 7,427,828.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2024
Finland (USD mn) 229,428.1 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
France (USD mn) 2,166,753.2 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1977 - Mar 2024
Georgia (USD mn) 11,163.4 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 2003 - Sep 2024
Germany (USD mn) 2,298,152.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2024
Greece (USD mn) 111,200.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 358,418.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1982 - Sep 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 41,875.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2024
Iceland (USD mn) 23,155.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Jun 2024
India (USD mn) 617,264.9 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 141,999.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 168,606.8 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2024
Israel (USD mn) 224,810.6 Aug 2024 monthly Sep 1992 - Aug 2024
Italy (USD mn) 1,099,870.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Japan (USD mn) 2,437,731.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2024
Jordan (USD mn) 42,343.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2024
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 45,134.2 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Sep 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 1,742,901.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2023
Kosovo (USD mn) 2,487.2 Sep 2024 monthly Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 1,413.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2024
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 1,385.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Sep 2024
Latvia (USD mn) 8,697.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2024
Lithuania (USD mn) 22,779.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 57,107.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 41,973.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1998 - Mar 2023
North Macedonia (USD mn) 4,407.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Malawi (USD mn) 17.7 Dec 2011 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2011
Malaysia (USD mn) 334,335.4 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Malta (USD mn) 9,796.3 Aug 2024 monthly Oct 2003 - Aug 2024
Mexico (USD mn) 296,530.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2024
Mongolia (USD mn) 6,182.8 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) 2,100.2 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2024
Morocco (USD mn) 35,982.5 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 1,056,791.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
New Zealand (USD mn) 241,301.5 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1990 - Sep 2024
Norway (USD mn) 436,819.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2024
Panama (USD mn) 32,516.0 Aug 2024 monthly Oct 2005 - Aug 2024
Peru (USD mn) 45,504.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Philippines (USD mn) 47,678.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2024
Poland (USD mn) 203,653.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2024
Portugal (USD mn) 190,497.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2022
Romania (USD mn) 55,440.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2024
Russia (USD mn) 429,520.9 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2024
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 131,348.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
Serbia (USD mn) 15,183.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 290,266.3 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 60,869.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 19,183.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
South Africa (USD mn) 159,762.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1969 - Jun 2024
Spain (USD mn) 808,235.9 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 5,603.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2023
Sweden (USD mn) 517,755.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 1,225,829.9 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Syria (USD mn) 8,543.6 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2011
Taiwan (USD mn) 674,808.7 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Thailand (USD mn) 436,311.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2022
Tunisia (USD mn) 14.4 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2021
Turkey (USD mn) 99,055.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1986 - Sep 2024
Ukraine (USD mn) 6,917.1 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 457,475.8 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2013 - Apr 2023
United Kingdom (USD mn) 2,873,044.2 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1987 - Jun 2024
United States (USD mn) 17,796,000.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2024
Uruguay (USD mn) 6,856.5 May 2022 monthly Jun 2005 - May 2022
Venezuela (USD mn) 27.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2023

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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: 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 Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) 486.000 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 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: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 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: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 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) 33,747.006 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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