Kuwait

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 27,984.3 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2020
Real GDP Growth (%) -1.6 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2024
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 3.246 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2024
GDP per Capita (USD) 22,682.592 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
GDP Deflator Growth (%) -10.1 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2020
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 59,798.150 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 32.5 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 38,081.587 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Investment: % of GDP (%) 16.9 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 29,731.557 2019 yearly 1963 - 2019
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 209,970.957 2022 yearly 1964 - 2022
Gross Savings Rate (%) 44.9 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 60,433.730 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 33,167.066 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 2.655 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 90.702 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Production Last Frequency Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) -10.0 Mar 2017 monthly Jan 1966 - Mar 2017
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 151,579,000.000 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
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) 162.7 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 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 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2024
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 4.9 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 71.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Employed Persons (Person) 2,546,099.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment Rate (%) 0.93 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 1.60 2018 yearly 1992 - 2018
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 5.318 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 2.200 2028 yearly 2002 - 2028
Population: Annual (Person th) 4,860.000 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Vital Statistics: Natural Increase Rate (‰) 13.050 2017 yearly 2008 - 2017
Labour Force: Non Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 495,245.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Force: Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 234,567.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Force (Person) 2,570,091.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Force: Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 230,619.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Labour Force: Non Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 1,609,660.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Employment (Person) 2,546,099.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Employment: Non Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 1,606,498.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Employment: Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 219,786.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Employment: Non Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 494,827.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Employment: Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 224,988.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment: Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 9,579.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment: Non Kuwaiti: Female (Person) 418.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment: Non Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 3,162.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment: Kuwaiti: Male (Person) 10,833.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Unemployment (Person) 23,992.000 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Number of Registered Vehicles (Unit) 2,668,304 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 129,448 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) 17.6 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit) 16,479.000 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 112,969.000 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Inflation Last Frequency Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) 2.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jul 1992 - Oct 2024
Core CPI Change (%) 2.028 Sep 2024 monthly May 2017 - Sep 2024
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 5.796 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2024
Producer Price Index Growth (%) 1.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1974 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 2.011 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Producer Price Index (PPI): YoY (%) -10.260 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2024
Wholesale Price Index (2007=100) 148.898 Sep 2024 monthly May 2011 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,745.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,865.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -24.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 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) 3,119.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 10.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 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) 261.412 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 72.137 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 615.853 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2024
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -24.316 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2020 - Sep 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: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: 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: 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: 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: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 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
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,183.889 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 132,490.155 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
M2 Growth (%) 4.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 40,913.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 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) 103.173 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1961 - Nov 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 174,743.694 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 131,857.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 2.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,273.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 185,903.662 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.84 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 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) 1,591.600 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 40,707.600 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,503.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 40,707.600 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 66,264.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 16.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Sep 2024
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 19.9 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 5.098 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 1979 - Nov 2024
Exchange Rate against USD (USD/KWD) 0.307 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jun 2023
Policy Rate (% pa) 4.00 Nov 2024 monthly Jul 1999 - Nov 2024
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) 3.94 Nov 2024 monthly Nov 2001 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Rate: End of Period: US Dollar (KWD/USD) 0.303 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 1993 - Dec 2018
Energy Last Frequency Range
Electricity Production (GWh) 7,628 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Natural Gas Production: OPEC: Marketed Production (Cub m mn) 15,546.820 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Natural Gas: Imports (Cub m mn) 8,190.270 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Natural Gas: Consumption (Cub ft/Day bn) 2.173 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Crude Oil: Production (Barrel/Day th) 2,408.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Crude Oil: Exports (Barrel/Day th) 1,567.541 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Oil Consumption (Barrel/Day th) 411.498 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
Tourism Last Frequency Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person) 7,410 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2022
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) -0.4 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2022
Tourism Revenue (USD mn) 524 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Tourism Revenue Growth (%) -56.3 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Financial Market Last Frequency Range
Equity Market Index (29Mar2018=1000) 7,246.0 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Nov 2024
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 80.1 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 139,443.893 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2005 - Nov 2024
Trading Value: Boursa Kuwait (BK) (KWD) 204,776,610.51 May 2018 monthly Apr 2018 - May 2018
Trading Volume: Boursa Kuwait (BK) (Unit) 1,198,027,674.00 May 2018 monthly Apr 2018 - May 2018
Number of Listed Companies: Boursa Kuwait (BK) (Unit) 175.00 May 2018 monthly Apr 2018 - May 2018
Transport and Telecommunications Last Frequency Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th) 1,876.188 2015 yearly 2005 - 2015
Container Port Throughput (TEU) 863,618.000 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index (2004=100) 11.440 2018 yearly 2004 - 2018
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) 572,621.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 8,110,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 11.800 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 180.995 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 94,106.546 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 530,717.895 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Television (USD th) 17,811.999 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 2,190,765.598 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 1,744,444.236 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Television (USD th) 176,620.600 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
No of Registered Vehicles: in Use: Private (Unit) 2,028,665.000 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
No of Registered Vehicles: in Use (Unit) 2,522,933.000 2023 yearly 1965 - 2023
No of Registered Vehicles: New (Unit) 192,994.000 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023

More Indicators for Kuwait

Accurate Macro & Micro Economic Data You Can Trust

Explore the most complete set of 6.6 million time series covering more than 200 economies, 20 industries and 18 macroeconomic sectors.

Learn more about what we do
Unlimited access tailored to your data needs
Flexible monthly access to CEIC data