Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Kuwait
Kuwait: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual was 33.13 % change on previous year in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Kuwait, 1961–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 33.13 % change on previous year for foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in 2008.
The figure is up 1,047.9% on the previous year and up 734.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Kuwait peaked at 65.47 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -20.27 % change on previous year, in 1997.
Kuwait ranks 34th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 11.51 % change on previous year | -65.7% |
| 1963 | -6.61 % change on previous year | -157.4% |
| 1964 | 23.83 % change on previous year | -460.4% |
| 1965 | 5.49 % change on previous year | -77.0% |
| 1966 | 37.77 % change on previous year | +588.5% |
| 1967 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 1968 | 13.37 % change on previous year | +828.9% |
| 1969 | -0.9816 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 1970 | 11.38 % change on previous year | -1259.7% |
| 1971 | 18.13 % change on previous year | +59.3% |
| 1972 | 13.02 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 1973 | -7.19 % change on previous year | -155.2% |
| 1974 | 65.47 % change on previous year | -1011.1% |
| 1975 | 14.12 % change on previous year | -78.4% |
| 1976 | -3.23 % change on previous year | -122.9% |
| 1977 | 36.39 % change on previous year | -1224.9% |
| 1978 | 8.02 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1979 | 7.2 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 1980 | 29.61 % change on previous year | +311.2% |
| 1981 | 24.29 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 15.37 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1983 | -7.05 % change on previous year | -145.8% |
| 1984 | 9.39 % change on previous year | -233.2% |
| 1985 | 5.95 % change on previous year | -36.7% |
| 1986 | 5.52 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1987 | -14.02 % change on previous year | -354.1% |
| 1988 | -15.19 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 24.72 % change on previous year | -262.8% |
| 1992 | -1.28 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 1993 | -10.39 % change on previous year | +711.9% |
| 1994 | -0.0844 % change on previous year | -99.2% |
| 1995 | 9.39 % change on previous year | -11223.8% |
| 1996 | -2.25 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1997 | -20.27 % change on previous year | +799.9% |
| 1998 | -5.22 % change on previous year | -74.2% |
| 1999 | 7.9 % change on previous year | -251.3% |
| 2000 | 42.39 % change on previous year | +436.5% |
| 2001 | 18.87 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 2002 | -9.66 % change on previous year | -151.2% |
| 2003 | -13.93 % change on previous year | +44.2% |
| 2004 | 38.45 % change on previous year | -376.0% |
| 2005 | 6.69 % change on previous year | -82.6% |
| 2006 | 39.99 % change on previous year | +497.4% |
| 2007 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 2008 | 33.13 % change on previous year | +1047.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 33.13 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -3.47 % change on previous year. (60 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 33.13 % change on previous year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.23 % change on previous year, 4.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations) … annual in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +11223.8% | -0.0844 % change on previous year | 9.39 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +1259.7% | -0.9816 % change on previous year | 11.38 % change on previous year |
| 1977 | +1224.9% | -3.23 % change on previous year | 36.39 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +1047.9% | 2.89 % change on previous year | 33.13 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.26 % change on previous year | -6.61 % change on previous year | 37.77 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.33 % change on previous year | -7.19 % change on previous year | 65.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.86 % change on previous year | -15.19 % change on previous year | 29.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.78 % change on previous year | -20.27 % change on previous year | 9.39 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 17.65 % change on previous year | -13.93 % change on previous year | 42.39 % change on previous year | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 31 Madagascar 37.21 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Belize 34.36 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 34.32 % change on previous year compare
- 35 Sierra Leone 32.53 % change on previous year compare
- 36 Lesotho 32.51 % change on previous year compare
- 37 Israel 32.45 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 103.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Kuwait?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) in Kuwait was 33.13 % change on previous year in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 65.47 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.27 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Kuwait rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey)?
- Kuwait ranks 34th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets (depository corporations survey) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 734.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets International Monetary Fund
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The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.