Kuwait vs Panama: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Kuwait
0.1818 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama
0.1636 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Kuwait rank
156th
Panama rank
158th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Panama
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.1818 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1636 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Panama, a difference of 0.0182 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 156th and Panama ranks 158th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1162 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.028 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1442 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.0906 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.2011 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2917 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.1151 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.1069 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.222 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.1067 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1722 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0655 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.0682 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1689 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1007 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.1151 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1062 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.2023 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1636 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0387 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Panama?
- Kuwait, at 0.1818 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1636 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Panama?
- 0.0182 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Panama?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Panama rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 156th and Panama ranks 158th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.