Liquid liabilities in millions USD (2000 constant), per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Liquid liabilities in millions USD (2000 constant), per capita was 0.0254 2000 constant per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities in millions USD (2000 constant), per capita in Kuwait, 1960–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 2000 constant per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.0254 2000 constant per person for liquid liabilities in millions usd (2000 constant), per capita in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities in millions usd (2000 constant), per capita in Kuwait peaked at 0.0315 2000 constant per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.007 2000 constant per person, in 1970.
Kuwait ranks 32nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities in millions USD (2000 constant), per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | 2000 constant per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0077 2000 constant per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0087 2000 constant per person | +11.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0092 2000 constant per person | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0082 2000 constant per person | -10.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0085 2000 constant per person | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.008 2000 constant per person | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0099 2000 constant per person | +24.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0093 2000 constant per person | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0097 2000 constant per person | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0082 2000 constant per person | -15.2% |
| 1970 | 0.007 2000 constant per person | -15.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0078 2000 constant per person | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0084 2000 constant per person | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0088 2000 constant per person | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0096 2000 constant per person | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0108 2000 constant per person | +12.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0136 2000 constant per person | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0157 2000 constant per person | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0173 2000 constant per person | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0166 2000 constant per person | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0178 2000 constant per person | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0211 2000 constant per person | +19.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0213 2000 constant per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0208 2000 constant per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0194 2000 constant per person | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0186 2000 constant per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0176 2000 constant per person | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.018 2000 constant per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 2000 constant per person | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0158 2000 constant per person | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0249 2000 constant per person | +58.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0189 2000 constant per person | -24.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0193 2000 constant per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0198 2000 constant per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0209 2000 constant per person | +6.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0195 2000 constant per person | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.019 2000 constant per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0182 2000 constant per person | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0173 2000 constant per person | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0172 2000 constant per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0185 2000 constant per person | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0189 2000 constant per person | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0199 2000 constant per person | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0212 2000 constant per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0223 2000 constant per person | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0253 2000 constant per person | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0289 2000 constant per person | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0313 2000 constant per person | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0315 2000 constant per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.031 2000 constant per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0309 2000 constant per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.03 2000 constant per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0308 2000 constant per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0292 2000 constant per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0273 2000 constant per person | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0263 2000 constant per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0261 2000 constant per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0254 2000 constant per person | -2.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.0254 2000 constant per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0282 2000 constant per person, 90% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.0254 2000 constant per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0038 2000 constant per person, 6.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities in millions USD (2000 constant), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +58.0% | 0.0158 2000 constant per person | 0.0249 2000 constant per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0088 2000 constant per person | 0.0077 2000 constant per person | 0.0099 2000 constant per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0116 2000 constant per person | 0.007 2000 constant per person | 0.0173 2000 constant per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0187 2000 constant per person | 0.0158 2000 constant per person | 0.0213 2000 constant per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0198 2000 constant per person | 0.0173 2000 constant per person | 0.0249 2000 constant per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0235 2000 constant per person | 0.0172 2000 constant per person | 0.0315 2000 constant per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0286 2000 constant per person | 0.0254 2000 constant per person | 0.031 2000 constant per person | 9 |
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 liquid liabilities in millions usd (2000 constant), per capita in Kuwait?
- Liquid liabilities in millions usd (2000 constant), per capita in Kuwait was 0.0254 2000 constant per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities in millions usd (2000 constant), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0315 2000 constant per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities in millions usd (2000 constant), per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.007 2000 constant per person in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for liquid liabilities in millions usd (2000 constant), per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 32nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is liquid liabilities in millions usd (2000 constant), per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Liquid liabilities in millions USD (2000 constant), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Liquid liabilities in millions USD (2000 constant) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Liquid liabilities in millions USD (2000 constant) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Liquid liabilities in millions USD International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Liquid liabilities in millions USD (2000 constant) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.