Kuwait Number of Subscriber Fixed Line

1960 - 2023 | Yearly | Unit | World Bank

Key information about Kuwait Number of Subscriber Fixed Line

  • Kuwait Number of Subscriber Fixed Line was reported at 572,621.000 Unit in Dec 2023
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 572,511.000 Unit for Dec 2022
  • Kuwait Number of Subscriber Fixed Line data is updated yearly, averaging 331,406.000 Unit from Dec 1960 to 2023, with 63 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 583,463.000 Unit in 2020 and a record low of 3,316.000 Unit in 1964
  • Kuwait Number of Subscriber Fixed Line 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

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.;International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database;Sum;Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data.

View Kuwait's Number of Subscriber Fixed Line from 1960 to 2023 in the chart:

Kuwait Number of Subscriber Fixed Line

What was Kuwait's Number of Subscriber Fixed Line in 2023?

Kuwait Number of Subscriber Fixed Line was reported at 572,621.000 Unit in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
572,621.000 2023 572,511.000 2022 3,316.000 1964 583,463.000 2020 Unit yearly 1960 - 2023

Number of Subscriber Fixed Line by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Unit) 173,135.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Algeria (Unit) 6,324,380.000 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Angola (Unit) 93,968.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Argentina (Unit) 7,615,491.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Armenia (Unit) 365,649.000 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Australia (Unit) 6,458,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Austria (Unit) 3,603,820.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan (Unit) 1,641,150.000 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Bahrain (Unit) 253,431.000 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Bangladesh (Unit) 274,295.000 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Belarus (Unit) 4,172,630.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Belgium (Unit) 2,952,930.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bolivia (Unit) 550,011.000 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Unit) 613,646.000 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Botswana (Unit) 89,785.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brazil (Unit) 25,574,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Brunei (Unit) 121,819.000 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Bulgaria (Unit) 619,365.000 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Cambodia (Unit) 38,284.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Canada (Unit) 10,897,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Chile (Unit) 2,216,786.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
China (Unit) 173,326,000.000 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Colombia (Unit) 7,276,990.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Congo (Unit) 17,000.000 2020 yearly 1965 - 2020
Costa Rica (Unit) 678,432.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Croatia (Unit) 1,203,270.000 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Cyprus (Unit) 269,918.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Czech Republic (Unit) 1,197,410.000 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Denmark (Unit) 755,273.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Dominican Republic (Unit) 1,144,210.000 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Ecuador (Unit) 1,434,440.000 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Egypt (Unit) 12,474,700.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
El Salvador (Unit) 862,717.000 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Estonia (Unit) 238,455.000 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Finland (Unit) 158,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
France (Unit) 37,220,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Georgia (Unit) 277,967.000 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Germany (Unit) 38,800,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ghana (Unit) 319,520.000 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Greece (Unit) 4,961,810.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Guatemala (Unit) 1,940,400.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Honduras (Unit) 443,823.000 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (Unit) 3,486,660.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Hungary (Unit) 2,693,220.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iceland (Unit) 82,491.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
India (Unit) 27,450,000.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Indonesia (Unit) 9,160,120.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iran (Unit) 29,019,900.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Iraq (Unit) 1,977,360.000 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Ireland (Unit) 1,176,010.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Israel (Unit) 2,905,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Italy (Unit) 20,106,800.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast (Unit) 244,387.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jamaica (Unit) 458,723.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (Unit) 59,757,500.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Jordan (Unit) 450,761.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Unit) 2,573,560.000 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Kenya (Unit) 67,840.000 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
South Korea (Unit) 22,155,000.000 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Kuwait (Unit) 572,621.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (Unit) 185,463.000 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Laos (Unit) 1,300,200.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Latvia (Unit) 141,635.000 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Lebanon (Unit) 875,480.000 2021 yearly 1982 - 2021
Libya (Unit) 1,218,180.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Lithuania (Unit) 223,500.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg (Unit) 260,060.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Macau SAR, China (Unit) 92,382.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
North Macedonia (Unit) 436,182.000 2022 yearly 1983 - 2022
Malawi (Unit) 4,808.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malaysia (Unit) 8,401,800.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malta (Unit) 259,180.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Mauritius (Unit) 463,800.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Mexico (Unit) 25,636,700.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Moldova (Unit) 847,414.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Mongolia (Unit) 524,075.000 2023 yearly 1982 - 2023
Montenegro (Unit) 190,344.000 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Morocco (Unit) 2,511,357.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Mozambique (Unit) 29,080.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Myanmar (Unit) 587,710.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Nepal (Unit) 726,000.000 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Netherlands (Unit) 4,262,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
New Zealand (Unit) 660,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua (Unit) 234,323.000 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Nigeria (Unit) 96,996.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Norway (Unit) 140,033.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Oman (Unit) 579,270.000 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Pakistan (Unit) 2,573,430.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Panama (Unit) 811,350.000 2023 yearly 1978 - 2023
Paraguay (Unit) 205,511.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Peru (Unit) 1,504,400.000 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Philippines (Unit) 4,884,608.000 2022 yearly 1965 - 2022
Poland (Unit) 4,987,020.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Portugal (Unit) 5,504,700.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Qatar (Unit) 525,562.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Romania (Unit) 1,960,000.000 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Russia (Unit) 21,987,500.000 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Saudi Arabia (Unit) 6,788,090.000 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Serbia (Unit) 2,484,670.000 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Singapore (Unit) 1,906,200.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022

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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) 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) 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 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
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) 56,120.447 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) 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) 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: 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: 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: CA: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 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
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) 33,821.194 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
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,308.700 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2024
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 40,227.500 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Aug 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,550.000 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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