Broad money growth in Kuwait
Kuwait: Broad money growth was 3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Kuwait, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, broad money growth in Kuwait stood at 3.6%.
The figure is down 16.5% on the previous year and up 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Kuwait peaked at 41.4% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -7.3%, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.7% | -1.9% | 41.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.1% | -3.5% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.7% | -1.5% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | -0.8% | 9.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 4.8% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | -1.5% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -7.3% | 6.5% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Domestic credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -16.9% (2025)
- Broad money 87.4% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 28.58 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 46.30 billion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.41 (2025)
- Net migration 42,775 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 4.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.3065 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Kuwait?
- Broad money growth in Kuwait was 3.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 1981.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.3% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for broad money growth?
- Kuwait ranks 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.