Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Kuwait
Kuwait: Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents was 0.2972 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.2972 units per US$ of GDP for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.9% on the previous year and up 120.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Kuwait peaked at 0.2972 units per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0609 units per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
That places Kuwait 22nd 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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1466 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.1778 units per US$ of GDP | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1364 units per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1043 units per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0958 units per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1061 units per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1988 units per US$ of GDP | +87.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1401 units per US$ of GDP | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0961 units per US$ of GDP | -31.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0924 units per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0736 units per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0609 units per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 0.062 units per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0902 units per US$ of GDP | +45.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1349 units per US$ of GDP | +49.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1303 units per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1537 units per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1444 units per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1247 units per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2187 units per US$ of GDP | +75.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2102 units per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1889 units per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2102 units per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 0.214 units per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2972 units per US$ of GDP | +38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1336 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0958 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1988 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1067 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0609 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1537 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2232 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1889 units per US$ of GDP | 0.2972 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 0.2972 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2972 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0609 units per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents?
- Kuwait ranks 22nd 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 120.3%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.