Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Kuwait
Kuwait: Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was 0.7395 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Kuwait, 1979–2012
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Kuwait is 0.7395, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 73.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Kuwait peaked at 8.78 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.6328, in 2010.
Kuwait ranks 74th of 89 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5.56 | — |
| 1980 | 6.5 | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.42 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 5.69 | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 5.69 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.69 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.69 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.48 | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 6.01 | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 8.28 | +37.6% |
| 1990 | 8.37 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 8.78 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 8.73 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.29 | -16.6% |
| 1994 | 6.32 | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 7.35 | +16.3% |
| 1996 | 6.93 | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 6.97 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 6.95 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 6.08 | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 6.77 | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 4.23 | -37.6% |
| 2002 | 2.82 | -33.2% |
| 2003 | 2.33 | -17.5% |
| 2004 | 1.75 | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 1.99 | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9154 | -54.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6328 | -30.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8296 | +31.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7395 | -10.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.7395 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2, 37% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.7395 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.45, 21% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.56 | 5.56 | 5.56 | 1 |
| 1980s | 6.19 | 5.48 | 8.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.38 | 6.08 | 8.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.97 | 0.9154 | 6.77 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.734 | 0.6328 | 0.8296 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Kuwait?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Kuwait was 0.7395 in 2012, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 8.78 in 1991.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6328 in 2010.
- How does Kuwait rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Kuwait ranks 74th out of 89 countries with data for 2012.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.