International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF in Kuwait
Kuwait: International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF was 224.25 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF in Kuwait, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, international investment position, assets, adjusted using imf in Kuwait stood at 224.25 billion. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position, assets, adjusted using imf in Kuwait peaked at 224.25 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.77 billion, in 2005.
Kuwait ranks 49th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 70.77 billion | — |
| 2006 | 96.64 billion | +36.6% |
| 2007 | 131.61 billion | +36.2% |
| 2008 | 173.00 billion | +31.4% |
| 2009 | 168.31 billion | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 152.12 billion | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 170.89 billion | +12.3% |
| 2012 | 175.71 billion | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 179.37 billion | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 173.39 billion | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 172.61 billion | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 185.47 billion | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 192.65 billion | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 197.93 billion | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 173.23 billion | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 207.32 billion | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 176.82 billion | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 198.42 billion | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 211.37 billion | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 224.25 billion | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 128.07 billion | 70.77 billion | 173.00 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 177.34 billion | 152.12 billion | 197.93 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 203.64 billion | 176.82 billion | 224.25 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 46 Philippines 250.63 billion compare
- 47 New Zealand 248.34 billion compare
- 48 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 239.52 billion compare
- 50 Ukraine 214.32 billion compare
- 51 Kazakhstan 198.92 billion compare
- 52 Cayman Islands 190.64 billion compare
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 international investment position, assets, adjusted using imf in Kuwait?
- International investment position, assets, adjusted using imf in Kuwait was 224.25 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest international investment position, assets, adjusted using imf recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 224.25 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest international investment position, assets, adjusted using imf recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.77 billion in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for international investment position, assets, adjusted using imf?
- Kuwait ranks 49th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international investment position, assets, adjusted using imf rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.