Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Kuwait
Kuwait: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 82.59 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Kuwait, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Kuwait stood at 82.59 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Kuwait peaked at 85.95 billion in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.03 billion, in 2005.
Kuwait ranks 55th of 197 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.
Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 28.03 billion | — |
| 2006 | 32.09 billion | +14.5% |
| 2007 | 47.69 billion | +48.6% |
| 2008 | 52.62 billion | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 45.78 billion | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 48.88 billion | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 57.41 billion | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 63.36 billion | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 67.08 billion | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 73.24 billion | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 69.80 billion | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 70.70 billion | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 75.29 billion | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 85.95 billion | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 83.80 billion | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 64.87 billion | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 69.90 billion | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 78.94 billion | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 81.82 billion | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 82.59 billion | +0.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 82.59 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.74 billion, 1.0× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 82.59 billion is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 64.90 billion, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.24 billion | 28.03 billion | 52.62 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 69.55 billion | 48.88 billion | 85.95 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.63 billion | 64.87 billion | 82.59 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More trade data for Kuwait
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 66.4 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 82.43 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 82.45 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 64.93 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.02 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.91 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.6457 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 220.03 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0065 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 86.67 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Kuwait?
- Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Kuwait was 82.59 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 85.95 billion in 2018.
- What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.03 billion in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 55th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (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.