Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Kuwait
Kuwait: Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations was 0.3537 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.3537 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 30.5% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Kuwait peaked at 0.3537 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1168 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
That places Kuwait 31st out of 165 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.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.1499 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.1569 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1261 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1379 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1226 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1428 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1935 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1671 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1725 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.146 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1253 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1168 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1277 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.152 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2319 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +52.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2433 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2211 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1998 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2565 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3049 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2544 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2225 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2571 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2711 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3537 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +30.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1521 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1226 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1935 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.182 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1168 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2565 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2773 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2225 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3537 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 28 Spain 0.3815 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Denmark 0.3727 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Seychelles 0.3566 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Finland 0.3385 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Austria 0.3204 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Malta 0.2984 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)
- 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 other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Kuwait?
- Other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations in Kuwait was 0.3537 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3537 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1168 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Kuwait rank for other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations?
- Kuwait ranks 31st out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. 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, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (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.