Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Kuwait
Kuwait: Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents was 9,604 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 9,604 units per person for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 36.6% on the previous year and up 138.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Kuwait peaked at 9,604 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,546 units per person, in 2001.
That places Kuwait 26th out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,546 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 3,292 units per person | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 3,096 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 2,874 units per person | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 3,461 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 4,558 units per person | +31.7% |
| 2007 | 9,089 units per person | +99.4% |
| 2008 | 7,789 units per person | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 3,644 units per person | -53.2% |
| 2010 | 3,622 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 3,620 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,178 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2013 | 3,077 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 4,004 units per person | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 4,032 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 3,561 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 4,463 units per person | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 4,632 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 3,954 units per person | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 5,520 units per person | +39.6% |
| 2021 | 7,149 units per person | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 7,551 units per person | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 7,167 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 7,030 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 9,604 units per person | +36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,483 units per person | 2,546 units per person | 9,089 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,814 units per person | 3,077 units per person | 4,632 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,337 units per person | 5,520 units per person | 9,604 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 23 Panama 10,836 units per person compare
- 24 Germany 10,739 units per person compare
- 25 United States of America 10,338 units per person compare
- 27 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6,731 units per person compare
- 28 Czechia 5,667 units per person compare
- 29 Republic of Korea 4,956 units per person compare
More external debt data for Kuwait
- Other investment, Debt instruments 92.77 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 18.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 55.60 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 19,068 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.5901 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 46.73 billion (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of 24.68 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 27.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -6.64 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 11,428 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Kuwait?
- Liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Kuwait was 9,604 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 9,604 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,546 units per person in 2001.
- How does Kuwait rank for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents?
- Kuwait ranks 26th out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.