Claims on central government, etc. in Kuwait
Kuwait: Claims on central government, etc. was -16.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Claims on central government, etc. in Kuwait, 1962–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, claims on central government, etc. in Kuwait stood at -16.9%.
The figure is up 22.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Kuwait peaked at 158.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -35.4%, in 2019.
Kuwait ranks 178th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Claims on central government, etc. in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -4.1% | — |
| 1963 | -3.6% | -11.7% |
| 1964 | -5.1% | +40.2% |
| 1965 | -6.3% | +23.2% |
| 1966 | -5.8% | -7.2% |
| 1967 | -5.6% | -3.8% |
| 1968 | -6.0% | +8.1% |
| 1969 | -6.2% | +2.7% |
| 1970 | -9.3% | +50.3% |
| 1971 | -8.3% | -11.4% |
| 1972 | -7.4% | -10.8% |
| 1973 | -5.4% | -26.6% |
| 1974 | -7.8% | +44.2% |
| 1975 | -10.3% | +32.2% |
| 1976 | -8.9% | -13.5% |
| 1977 | -10.9% | +22.0% |
| 1978 | -8.8% | -19.2% |
| 1979 | -8.6% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | -10.8% | +25.7% |
| 1981 | -14.0% | +30.4% |
| 1982 | -21.0% | +49.3% |
| 1983 | -18.9% | -9.8% |
| 1984 | -20.6% | +8.7% |
| 1985 | -21.9% | +6.7% |
| 1986 | -19.6% | -10.7% |
| 1987 | -7.4% | -62.5% |
| 1988 | 2.5% | -134.5% |
| 1989 | 4.5% | +78.8% |
| 1991 | 158.0% | +3380.6% |
| 1992 | 88.9% | -43.7% |
| 1993 | 66.5% | -25.2% |
| 1994 | 66.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | -28.3% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 46.2% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 37.7% | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -33.7% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 22.1% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 16.1% | -27.4% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -55.4% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -45.4% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -44.4% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -29.4% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | -7.9% | -519.0% |
| 2011 | -7.0% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | -8.2% | +16.4% |
| 2013 | -8.7% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | -9.5% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | -15.4% | +60.8% |
| 2016 | -13.9% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | -10.6% | -23.5% |
| 2018 | -11.5% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | -35.4% | +207.9% |
| 2020 | -32.3% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | -19.6% | -39.2% |
| 2022 | -18.1% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | -21.8% | +20.5% |
| 2024 | -21.8% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -16.9% | -22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -5.3% | -6.3% | -3.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | -8.5% | -10.9% | -5.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | -12.7% | -21.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.3% | 37.7% | 158.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.0% | 1.9% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -12.8% | -35.4% | -7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -21.8% | -32.3% | -16.9% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -13.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1649 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 5,327 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -12.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 6,100 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 7,765 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -12.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,116 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 29.76 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in Kuwait?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Kuwait was -16.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 158.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.4% in 2019.
- How does Kuwait rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Kuwait ranks 178th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. 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.