Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile

1960 - 2022 | Yearly | Number | World Bank

Key information about Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile

  • Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile was reported at 180.995 Number in Dec 2022
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 162.776 Number for Dec 2021
  • Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile data is updated yearly, averaging 11.922 Number from Dec 1960 to 2022, with 51 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 202.043 Number in 2014 and a record low of 0.000 Number in 1985
  • Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile 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
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.;International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database;Weighted average;Please cite the International Telecommunication Union for third-party use of these data.

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Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile

What was Kuwait's Teledensity: Mobile in 2022?

Kuwait Teledensity: Mobile was reported at 180.995 Number in Dec 2022 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
180.995 2022 162.776 2021 0.000 1985 202.043 2014 Number yearly 1960 - 2022

Teledensity: Mobile by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Afghanistan (Number) 56.554 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Albania (Number) 97.886 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Algeria (Number) 106.424 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Andorra (Number) 142.214 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Angola (Number) 67.373 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Antigua and Barbuda (Number) 197.383 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Argentina (Number) 132.358 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Armenia (Number) 128.961 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Aruba (Number) 132.350 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Australia (Number) 107.031 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Austria (Number) 123.435 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Azerbaijan (Number) 104.888 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Bahamas (Number) 98.539 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bahrain (Number) 131.449 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Bangladesh (Number) 108.909 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Barbados (Number) 114.859 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Belarus (Number) 123.447 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Belgium (Number) 101.871 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Belize (Number) 65.995 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Benin (Number) 97.960 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Bermuda (Number) 105.944 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Bhutan (Number) 94.893 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Bolivia (Number) 99.623 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Number) 117.888 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Botswana (Number) 160.737 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Brazil (Number) 98.891 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Brunei (Number) 135.501 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Bulgaria (Number) 114.768 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Burkina Faso (Number) 111.663 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Burundi (Number) 57.961 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Cambodia (Number) 116.326 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Cameroon (Number) 82.778 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Canada (Number) 88.091 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Cape Verde (Number) 99.232 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Cayman Islands (Number) 146.765 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Central African Republic (Number) 33.552 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Chad (Number) 60.223 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Chile (Number) 136.313 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
China (Number) 121.538 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Colombia (Number) 155.785 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Comoros (Number) 100.238 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Congo (Number) 96.788 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Costa Rica (Number) 152.025 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Croatia (Number) 111.168 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Cuba (Number) 63.105 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Cyprus (Number) 148.738 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Czech Republic (Number) 126.412 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Democratic Republic of Congo (Number) 48.893 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Denmark (Number) 126.549 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Djibouti (Number) 46.327 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Dominica (Number) 85.857 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Dominican Republic (Number) 90.391 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Ecuador (Number) 97.165 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Egypt (Number) 93.206 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
El Salvador (Number) 175.337 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Equatorial Guinea (Number) 53.343 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Eritrea (Number) 49.747 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Estonia (Number) 155.030 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Swaziland (Number) 122.170 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Ethiopia (Number) 56.025 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Faroe Islands (Number) 111.959 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Fiji (Number) 107.234 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Finland (Number) 128.683 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
France (Number) 118.847 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
French Polynesia (Number) 106.212 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Gabon (Number) 125.387 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Gambia (Number) 101.441 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Georgia (Number) 147.755 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Germany (Number) 127.565 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Ghana (Number) 123.212 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Greece (Number) 109.063 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Greenland (Number) 118.424 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Grenada (Number) 81.067 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Guatemala (Number) 115.182 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Guinea (Number) 101.944 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Guinea-Bissau (Number) 125.932 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Guyana (Number) 106.393 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Haiti (Number) 63.935 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Honduras (Number) 76.081 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Hong Kong SAR, China (Number) 291.910 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Hungary (Number) 104.056 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Iceland (Number) 122.517 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
India (Number) 80.649 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Indonesia (Number) 114.901 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Iran (Number) 164.502 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Iraq (Number) 98.184 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Ireland (Number) 113.277 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Israel (Number) 152.222 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Italy (Number) 131.861 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Ivory Coast (Number) 174.025 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Jamaica (Number) 106.202 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Japan (Number) 167.523 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Jordan (Number) 67.568 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Kazakhstan (Number) 130.421 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Kenya (Number) 121.674 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Kiribati (Number) 40.840 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
South Korea (Number) 148.588 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Kuwait (Number) 180.995 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan (Number) 130.382 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Laos (Number) 64.955 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021

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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) 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 (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 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
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
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -15.884 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 2020 - Aug 2024
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
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: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 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: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 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: 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: 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: 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: 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) 33,767.260 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 (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
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,561.500 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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