Liquid liabilities to GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 91.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Kuwait, 1965–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 91.7% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2018.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Kuwait peaked at 192.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1974.
Kuwait ranks 54th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 28.8% | — |
| 1966 | 35.7% | +24.0% |
| 1967 | 36.9% | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 40.6% | +10.2% |
| 1969 | 38.3% | -5.7% |
| 1970 | 35.7% | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 30.3% | -15.0% |
| 1972 | 33.7% | +11.2% |
| 1973 | 33.4% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 18.0% | -46.3% |
| 1975 | 25.6% | +42.3% |
| 1976 | 31.8% | +24.3% |
| 1977 | 38.7% | +21.9% |
| 1978 | 45.7% | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 33.1% | -27.7% |
| 1980 | 36.9% | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 57.9% | +56.7% |
| 1982 | 73.2% | +26.6% |
| 1983 | 80.5% | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 80.5% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 78.9% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 98.2% | +24.5% |
| 1987 | 84.1% | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 97.0% | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 82.1% | -15.3% |
| 1991 | 192.2% | +134.0% |
| 1992 | 104.0% | -45.9% |
| 1993 | 88.5% | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 91.4% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 90.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | -14.5% |
| 1997 | 82.7% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 95.6% | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 83.7% | -12.4% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 86.1% | +22.0% |
| 2002 | 83.2% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | +47.4% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +36.7% |
| 2016 | 107.5% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 100.5% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | -8.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 91.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 96% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 91.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 85.8%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP 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 | +134.0% | 82.1% | 192.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.1% | 28.8% | 40.6% | 5 |
| 1970s | 32.6% | 18.0% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 36.9% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.7% | 77.7% | 192.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 54.0% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 60.6% | 107.5% | 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 to gdp in Kuwait?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Kuwait was 91.7% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 192.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 54th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.