Other investment, Trade credits and advances in Kuwait
Kuwait: Other investment, Trade credits and advances was 4.86 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Trade credits and advances in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, trade credits and advances in Kuwait stood at 4.86 billion US dollar.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, trade credits and advances in Kuwait peaked at 9.76 billion US dollar in 2013 and was at its lowest, 951.69 million US dollar, in 2001.
That places Kuwait 53rd out of 156 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Other investment, Trade credits and advances in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 951.69 million US dollar | — |
| 2002 | 1.39 billion US dollar | +45.9% |
| 2003 | 1.69 billion US dollar | +21.8% |
| 2004 | 2.35 billion US dollar | +38.8% |
| 2005 | 3.84 billion US dollar | +63.6% |
| 2006 | 4.32 billion US dollar | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 6.26 billion US dollar | +44.7% |
| 2008 | 2.83 billion US dollar | -54.8% |
| 2009 | 4.93 billion US dollar | +74.4% |
| 2010 | 5.95 billion US dollar | +20.7% |
| 2011 | 8.37 billion US dollar | +40.7% |
| 2012 | 9.43 billion US dollar | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 9.76 billion US dollar | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 5.92 billion US dollar | -39.3% |
| 2015 | 3.80 billion US dollar | -35.9% |
| 2016 | 6.05 billion US dollar | +59.4% |
| 2017 | 7.98 billion US dollar | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 7.52 billion US dollar | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 7.96 billion US dollar | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 6.91 billion US dollar | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 6.70 billion US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 6.45 billion US dollar | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 5.46 billion US dollar | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 4.78 billion US dollar | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 4.86 billion US dollar | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.17 billion US dollar | 951.69 million US dollar | 6.26 billion US dollar | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.27 billion US dollar | 3.80 billion US dollar | 9.76 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.86 billion US dollar | 4.78 billion US dollar | 6.91 billion US dollar | 6 |
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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 other investment, trade credits and advances in Kuwait?
- Other investment, trade credits and advances in Kuwait was 4.86 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other investment, trade credits and advances recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 9.76 billion US dollar in 2013.
- What is the lowest other investment, trade credits and advances recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 951.69 million US dollar in 2001.
- How does Kuwait rank for other investment, trade credits and advances?
- Kuwait ranks 53rd out of 156 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, trade credits and advances rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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 Other investment, Trade credits and advances (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.