Foreign liabilities in Kuwait

Kuwait: Foreign liabilities was 87.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
87.87 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
65th
of 149 countries
All-time high
95.06 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2008
All-time low
4.73 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Kuwait, 1995–2020

020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B100.0B1995200720201995: 10.7B real chained 2019 US$1996: 4.7B real chained 2019 US$1997: 9.9B real chained 2019 US$1998: 19.7B real chained 2019 US$1999: 19.5B real chained 2019 US$2000: 17.4B real chained 2019 US$2001: 19.6B real chained 2019 US$2002: 23.6B real chained 2019 US$2003: 29.0B real chained 2019 US$2004: 29.9B real chained 2019 US$2005: 36.6B real chained 2019 US$2006: 53.2B real chained 2019 US$2007: 93.5B real chained 2019 US$2008: 95.1B real chained 2019 US$2009: 87.3B real chained 2019 US$2010: 66.4B real chained 2019 US$2011: 70.9B real chained 2019 US$2012: 65.6B real chained 2019 US$2013: 62.5B real chained 2019 US$2014: 60.9B real chained 2019 US$2015: 65.6B real chained 2019 US$2016: 65.6B real chained 2019 US$2017: 76.9B real chained 2019 US$2018: 85.1B real chained 2019 US$2019: 79.9B real chained 2019 US$2020: 87.9B real chained 2019 US$

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

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 87.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020.

The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Kuwait peaked at 95.06 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.73 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1996.

Kuwait ranks 65th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.92 billion real chained 2019 US$ 4.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ 19.72 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 48.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ 17.39 billion real chained 2019 US$ 95.06 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 69.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ 60.94 billion real chained 2019 US$ 85.10 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 87.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ 87.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ 87.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 62 Bulgaria 94.67 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 63 Bangladesh 91.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 64 Lebanon 88.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 66 Serbia 86.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 67 Slovenia 85.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 68 Ecuador 84.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Kuwait?
Foreign liabilities in Kuwait was 87.87 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 95.06 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2008.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 4.73 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
How does Kuwait rank for foreign liabilities?
Kuwait ranks 65th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (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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