Broad money in Kuwait
Kuwait: Broad money was 87.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Kuwait, 1962–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 87.4% for broad money in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Kuwait peaked at 192.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1974.
That places Kuwait 34th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Broad money in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 27.0% | — |
| 1963 | 26.2% | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 27.7% | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 28.8% | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 35.7% | +24.0% |
| 1967 | 36.9% | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 40.6% | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 38.3% | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 35.7% | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 30.3% | -15.0% |
| 1972 | 33.7% | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 33.4% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 18.0% | -46.3% |
| 1975 | 25.6% | +42.3% |
| 1976 | 31.8% | +24.3% |
| 1977 | 38.7% | +21.9% |
| 1978 | 45.7% | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | -27.7% |
| 1980 | 36.9% | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 57.9% | +56.7% |
| 1982 | 73.2% | +26.6% |
| 1983 | 80.5% | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 78.9% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 98.2% | +24.5% |
| 1987 | 84.1% | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 97.0% | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 82.1% | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 192.2% | +134.0% |
| 1992 | 104.0% | -45.9% |
| 1993 | 88.5% | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 91.4% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 90.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 82.7% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 95.6% | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 83.7% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +22.0% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | +47.4% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 107.1% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 100.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 88.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 102.7% | +16.5% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 76.7% | +11.7% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 87.4% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.7% | 26.2% | 40.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 32.6% | 18.0% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 36.9% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.7% | 77.7% | 192.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 54.0% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 60.6% | 107.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 68.7% | 102.7% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,517 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2945 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 88.87 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 8.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 25.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 29.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 37.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 29.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,116 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Kuwait?
- Broad money in Kuwait was 87.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 192.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for broad money?
- Kuwait ranks 34th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.