Foreign liabilities per capita in Kuwait

Kuwait: Foreign liabilities per capita was 20,152 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
20,152 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
44th
of 149 countries
All-time high
37,306 real chained 2019 US$
in 2007
All-time low
2,775 real chained 2019 US$
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Kuwait, 1995–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1995200720201995: 6.5k real chained 2019 US$1996: 2.8k real chained 2019 US$1997: 5.6k real chained 2019 US$1998: 10.8k real chained 2019 US$1999: 10.4k real chained 2019 US$2000: 9.0k real chained 2019 US$2001: 9.8k real chained 2019 US$2002: 11.5k real chained 2019 US$2003: 13.8k real chained 2019 US$2004: 13.9k real chained 2019 US$2005: 16.4k real chained 2019 US$2006: 22.5k real chained 2019 US$2007: 37.3k real chained 2019 US$2008: 35.9k real chained 2019 US$2009: 31.2k real chained 2019 US$2010: 22.6k real chained 2019 US$2011: 22.5k real chained 2019 US$2012: 19.3k real chained 2019 US$2013: 17.1k real chained 2019 US$2014: 16.2k real chained 2019 US$2015: 16.8k real chained 2019 US$2016: 16.2k real chained 2019 US$2017: 18.6k real chained 2019 US$2018: 19.7k real chained 2019 US$2019: 18.0k real chained 2019 US$2020: 20.2k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities per capita in Kuwait stood at 20,152 real chained 2019 US$.

The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Kuwait peaked at 37,306 real chained 2019 US$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2,775 real chained 2019 US$, in 1996.

Kuwait ranks 44th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,223 real chained 2019 US$ 2,775 real chained 2019 US$ 10,839 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 20,130 real chained 2019 US$ 8,988 real chained 2019 US$ 37,306 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 18,708 real chained 2019 US$ 16,200 real chained 2019 US$ 22,558 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 20,152 real chained 2019 US$ 20,152 real chained 2019 US$ 20,152 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 41 Montenegro 23,871 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 42 Uruguay 22,705 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 43 Chile 22,158 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 45 Maldives 20,148 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 46 Croatia 19,719 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 47 Trinidad and Tobago 17,772 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Kuwait?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Kuwait was 20,152 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 37,306 real chained 2019 US$ in 2007.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 2,775 real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
How does Kuwait rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Kuwait ranks 44th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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