Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate was -1.71 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate in Kuwait, 1961β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Kuwait is -1.71 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 120.1% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Kuwait peaked at 65.47 % change on previous year in 1974 and was at its lowest, -20.27 % change on previous year, in 1997.
Kuwait ranks 143rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.26 % change on previous year | -6.61 % change on previous year | 37.77 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.33 % change on previous year | -7.19 % change on previous year | 65.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.86 % change on previous year | -15.19 % change on previous year | 29.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.78 % change on previous year | -20.27 % change on previous year | 9.39 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 2000s | 18.3 % change on previous year | -13.93 % change on previous year | 42.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.18 % change on previous year | -3.08 % change on previous year | 22.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.81 % change on previous year | -11.69 % change on previous year | 25.29 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 140 Estonia, Republic of -0.887 % change on previous year compare
- 141 Botswana -1.05 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Mongolia -1.66 % change on previous year compare
- 144 North Macedonia, Republic of -1.85 % change on previous year compare
- 145 Luxembourg -2.43 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Israel -2.95 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 4.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.41 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 46.30 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 28.58 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Broad money 87.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -16.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.3065 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 42,775 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Kuwait?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Kuwait was -1.71 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 65.47 % change on previous year in 1974.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.27 % change on previous year in 1997.
- How does Kuwait rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 143rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.