Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0.5901 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.5901 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 21.5% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Kuwait peaked at 0.9322 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3419 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2002.
Kuwait ranks 36th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3559 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.3419 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5845 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +71.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5452 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4612 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.45 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5432 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5032 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6524 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +29.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5767 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.51 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4709 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5055 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5516 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7996 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +45.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9322 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8533 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7562 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5113 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -32.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8883 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +73.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5056 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -43.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4267 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4799 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4856 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5901 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.493 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3419 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.6524 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6467 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4709 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.9322 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5627 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4267 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.8883 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 33 Spain 0.6191 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Sweden 0.6168 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Suriname 0.5913 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Estonia 0.5856 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Slovenia 0.5615 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Canada 0.5603 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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)
- 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)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 0.3537 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Kuwait?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Kuwait was 0.5901 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9322 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3419 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- How does Kuwait rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Kuwait ranks 36th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, 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.