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Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves

1964 - 2023 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves

  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 42.4 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with 40.5 USD bn in the previous month
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1964 to Dec 2023
  • The data reached an all-time high of 46.9 USD bn in Feb 2023 and a record low of 23.2 USD mn in Jan 1968

The International Monetary Fund provides monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD.


Further information about Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves
  • In the latest reports, Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 13.8 Months of Import in Sep 2023.
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 127.1 USD bn YoY in Dec 2023.
  • Kuwait Domestic Credit reached 127.6 USD bn in Dec 2023, representing an increased of 1.2 % YoY.
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.7 % in Sep 2023, compared with the ratio of 1.6 % in the previous quarter.
  • Household Debt of Kuwait reached 0.6 % in Jun 2023, accounting for 0.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP.

View Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves from Jan 1964 to Dec 2023 in the chart:

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves

What was Kuwait's Foreign Exchange Reserves in Dec 2023?

Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 42.4 USD bn in Dec 2023, compared with 40.5 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
42,350.9 Dec 2023 40,503.2 Nov 2023 23.2 Jan 1968 46,923.9 Feb 2023 USD mn monthly Jan 1964 - Dec 2023

Foreign Exchange Reserves by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 5,649.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2024
Algeria (USD mn) 64,673.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1968 - Dec 2023
Argentina (USD mn) 20,846.5 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2024
Armenia (USD mn) 3,601.2 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1993 - Dec 2023
Australia (USD mn) 35,040.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1969 - Feb 2024
Austria (USD mn) 3,485.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 12,623.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1992 - Jan 2024
Bahrain (USD mn) 3,154.0 Nov 2023 monthly Oct 1965 - Nov 2023
Bangladesh (USD mn) 26,152.4 May 2023 monthly Dec 1972 - May 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 3,296.9 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2024
Belgium (USD mn) 8,200.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2024
Bolivia (USD mn) 372.4 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 8,711.6 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1997 - Jan 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Brazil (USD mn) 323,444.9 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2000 - Jan 2024
Brunei (USD mn) 3,161.0 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2023
Bulgaria (USD mn) 35,390.9 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 2003 - Feb 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 15,643.0 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 1993 - Jul 2023
Canada (USD mn) 88,288.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Feb 2024
Chile (USD mn) 42,481.9 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2024
China (USD mn) 3,225,817.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1989 - Feb 2024
Colombia (USD mn) 54,746.4 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2024
Croatia (USD mn) 28,293.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 185.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 138,591.6 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Feb 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 80,058.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Ecuador (USD mn) 3,305.9 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Egypt (USD mn) 24,472.4 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2024
Estonia (USD mn) 2,065.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
European Union (USD mn) 298,716.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2024
Finland (USD mn) 7,995.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
France (USD mn) 30,456.3 Jan 2024 monthly Feb 2004 - Jan 2024
Georgia (USD mn) 4,386.6 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Jan 2024
Germany (USD mn) 36,286.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 3,368.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Jan 2024
Greece (USD mn) 3,926.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 422,955.0 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Jan 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 41,344.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2024
Iceland (USD mn) 4,937.5 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2000 - Jan 2024
India (USD mn) 548,939.0 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 1989 - Jan 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 130,462.7 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2024
Ireland (USD mn) 4,997.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2024
Israel (USD mn) 202,179.9 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Feb 2024
Italy (USD mn) 49,031.6 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2024
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 9.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1962 - Jan 2024
Japan (USD mn) 1,158,491.0 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2024
Jordan (USD mn) 13,353.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1958 - Jan 2024
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 14,775.3 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Kenya (USD mn) 7,340.8 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 391,327.3 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,093.1 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Jan 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 42,350.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1964 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 1,551.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1995 - Feb 2024
Laos (USD mn) 1,782.0 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1988 - Sep 2023
Latvia (USD mn) 3,839.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
Lebanon (USD mn) 14,738.7 Feb 2023 monthly Jun 1990 - Feb 2023
Lithuania (USD mn) 4,153.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1993 - Feb 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 188.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2024
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 28,451.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 1984 - Feb 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 4,249.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2024
Malawi (USD mn) 413.8 Oct 2021 monthly Jun 1965 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 104,500.0 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2024
Malta (USD mn) 935.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) 5,991.0 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1960 - Jan 2024
Mexico (USD mn) 194,580.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Moldova (USD mn) 5,383.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
Mongolia (USD mn) 4,293.4 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1992 - Feb 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) 1,321.3 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Morocco (USD mn) 32,037.8 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Feb 2024
Mozambique (USD mn) 3,421.8 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 1984 - Dec 2023
Myanmar (USD mn) 7,704.9 Mar 2021 quarterly Dec 1950 - Mar 2021
Nepal (USD mn) 12,222.8 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 7,010.5 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1999 - Feb 2024
New Zealand (USD mn) 14,926.8 Jan 2024 monthly Sep 2005 - Jan 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) 33,690.0 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2023
Norway (USD mn) 71,901.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2024
Oman (USD mn) 16,163.3 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 1970 - Dec 2023
Pakistan (USD mn) 11,992.2 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1959 - Oct 2023
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 604.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Panama (USD mn) 5,420.6 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1969 - Jan 2024
Paraguay (USD mn) 9,707.9 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Peru (USD mn) 68,249.0 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2024
Philippines (USD mn) 87,127.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2024
Poland (USD mn) 157,420.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2024
Portugal (USD mn) 5,371.0 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 43,374.1 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1966 - Jan 2024
Romania (USD mn) 64,597.3 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 2005 - Feb 2024
Russia (USD mn) 401,988.0 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Feb 2024
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 414,110.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Serbia (USD mn) 24,468.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 343,134.7 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 7,650.9 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Feb 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 881.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
South Africa (USD mn) 46,254.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Spain (USD mn) 63,350.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1987 - Jan 2024
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 4,425.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2024
Sudan (USD mn) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jul 1960 - Dec 2017
Sweden (USD mn) 42,472.0 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 773,682.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2024
Syria (USD mn) 16,221.1 Jun 2011 monthly Dec 1950 - Jun 2011

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 20,745.883 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 128.142 Dec 2015 monthly Sep 2003 - Dec 2015
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.0 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 682.8 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) 28.396 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) 9.523 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 29.444 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -1,727.605 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 333.812 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 715.857 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) 1,170.418 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) 15,445.426 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 16,457.174 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 17,173.031 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) 486.000 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Revenue (KWD mn) 13,633.900 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,817.0 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,006.5 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Total Exports Growth (%) 61.8 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2021
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 152,297.350 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 529,113.260 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 17,111.420 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,189.5 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2021
Total Imports Growth (%) 27.7 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,144,894.403 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 442,329.808 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 4.977 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1973 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 266.038 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 27.186 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 505.174 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) 36.800 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) 39.900 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 4,557.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 15,358.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 37.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 196.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -224.952 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -99.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -28.282 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 59,638.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 35.3 2022 yearly 2014 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 29.379 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 105,184.786 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) 448.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) 493.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) 40.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Assets (KWD mn) -36.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
Number of Investment Companies (Unit) 41.000 Dec 2022 monthly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,098.521 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 126,586.246 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) -0.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 42,350.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1964 - Dec 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 25.497 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 13.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 103.073 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1961 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 157,920.013 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 128,049.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 0.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,157.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 175,098.033 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.65 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 100.05 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023

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