10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Kuwait

Kuwait: 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term was 4.42 billion BU in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4.42 billion BU
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
64th
of 212 countries
All-time high
4.42 billion BU
in 2025
All-time low
966.00 million BU
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Kuwait, 2005–2025

1.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B2005201520252005: 966.0M BU2006: 1.3B BU2007: 1.5B BU2008: 1.9B BU2009: 1.9B BU2010: 1.8B BU2011: 1.8B BU2012: 1.9B BU2013: 2.0B BU2014: 2.2B BU2015: 1.9B BU2016: 2.1B BU2017: 2.3B BU2018: 3.1B BU2019: 3.3B BU2020: 3.4B BU2021: 3.8B BU2022: 3.6B BU2023: 3.8B BU2024: 4.3B BU2025: 4.4B BU

Source: BIS. Measured in BU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Kuwait is 4.42 billion BU, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 130.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Kuwait peaked at 4.42 billion BU in 2025 and was at its lowest, 966.00 million BU, in 2005.

That places Kuwait 64th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU) in Kuwait, 2005 to 2025.
Year BU Change
2005 966.00 million BU —
2006 1.29 billion BU +33.9%
2007 1.53 billion BU +18.3%
2008 1.93 billion BU +25.9%
2009 1.87 billion BU -2.9%
2010 1.76 billion BU -5.9%
2011 1.78 billion BU +1.2%
2012 1.94 billion BU +9.1%
2013 1.95 billion BU +0.5%
2014 2.24 billion BU +14.8%
2015 1.92 billion BU -14.2%
2016 2.09 billion BU +8.9%
2017 2.28 billion BU +8.9%
2018 3.08 billion BU +35.1%
2019 3.29 billion BU +6.7%
2020 3.40 billion BU +3.4%
2021 3.83 billion BU +12.6%
2022 3.56 billion BU -7.0%
2023 3.81 billion BU +7.0%
2024 4.28 billion BU +12.2%
2025 4.42 billion BU +3.5%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 4.42 billion BU is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.57 billion BU, 97% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 4.42 billion BU is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 3.11 billion BU, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.52 billion BU 966.00 million BU 1.93 billion BU 5
2010s 2.23 billion BU 1.76 billion BU 3.29 billion BU 10
2020s 3.88 billion BU 3.40 billion BU 4.42 billion BU 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 61 Qatar 4.87 billion BU compare
  2. 62 Dominican Republic 4.61 billion BU compare
  3. 63 Panama 4.57 billion BU compare
  4. 65 Uruguay 4.26 billion BU compare
  5. 66 Guatemala 4.21 billion BU compare
  6. 67 Estonia 3.92 billion BU compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Kuwait?
10_insured export credit exposures, short term in Kuwait was 4.42 billion BU in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 10_insured export credit exposures, short term recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 4.42 billion BU in 2025.
What is the lowest 10_insured export credit exposures, short term recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 966.00 million BU in 2005.
How does Kuwait rank for 10_insured export credit exposures, short term?
Kuwait ranks 64th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
Is 10_insured export credit exposures, short term rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU)
Unit
BU
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 4,414 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

ST refers to insured export credits with credit terms up to and including 12 months, except for transactions involving an insured manufacturing (pre-credit) risk with a risk period of more than 12 months, which are classified as medium/long-term (MLT).