Kuwait vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Broad money
Broad money over time
- Kuwait
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 87.4% against 38.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 48.7%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 167 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.1% | 25.2% | 10.9% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 32.6% | 28.3% | 4.3% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 27.3% | 49.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 100.7% | 27.7% | 73.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 63.6% | 4.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 58.6% | 24.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 36.6% | 45.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher broad money, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kuwait, at 87.4% against 38.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in broad money between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 48.7%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for broad money?
- Kuwait ranks 34th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.