Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Kuwait
Kuwait: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 7.73 billion in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Kuwait, 1960–2008
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Kuwait is 7.73 billion, measured in 2008. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.1% on the previous year and up 302.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Kuwait peaked at 7.73 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, 124.90 million, in 1960.
Kuwait ranks 126th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 124.90 million | — |
| 1961 | 166.80 million | +33.5% |
| 1962 | 186.00 million | +11.5% |
| 1963 | 173.70 million | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 215.10 million | +23.8% |
| 1965 | 226.90 million | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 312.60 million | +37.8% |
| 1967 | 317.10 million | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 359.50 million | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 355.97 million | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 396.50 million | +11.4% |
| 1971 | 468.39 million | +18.1% |
| 1972 | 529.39 million | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 491.35 million | -7.2% |
| 1974 | 813.02 million | +65.5% |
| 1975 | 927.81 million | +14.1% |
| 1976 | 897.80 million | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 1.22 billion | +36.4% |
| 1978 | 1.32 billion | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 1.42 billion | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 1.84 billion | +29.6% |
| 1981 | 2.28 billion | +24.3% |
| 1982 | 2.64 billion | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 2.45 billion | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 2.68 billion | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 2.84 billion | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 3.00 billion | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 2.58 billion | -14.0% |
| 1988 | 2.18 billion | -15.2% |
| 1989 | 2.72 billion | +24.7% |
| 1991 | 2.69 billion | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.66 billion | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 2.38 billion | -10.4% |
| 1994 | 2.38 billion | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2.60 billion | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 2.54 billion | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.03 billion | -20.3% |
| 1998 | 1.92 billion | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 2.07 billion | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 2.95 billion | +42.4% |
| 2001 | 3.51 billion | +18.9% |
| 2002 | 3.17 billion | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 2.73 billion | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 3.78 billion | +38.5% |
| 2005 | 4.03 billion | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 5.65 billion | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 5.81 billion | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 7.73 billion | +33.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 243.86 million | 124.90 million | 359.50 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 848.93 million | 396.50 million | 1.42 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.52 billion | 1.84 billion | 3.00 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 billion | 1.92 billion | 2.69 billion | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.37 billion | 2.73 billion | 7.73 billion | 9 |
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More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Kuwait?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Kuwait was 7.73 billion in 2008, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7.73 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.90 million in 1960.
- How does Kuwait rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Kuwait ranks 126th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 302.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.