Broad money in Kuwait
Kuwait: Broad money was 87.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Kuwait, 1962–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 87.4% for broad money in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Kuwait peaked at 192.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 1974.
That places Kuwait 34th out of 166 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.7% | 26.2% | 40.6% | 8 |
| 1970s | 32.6% | 18.0% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.9% | 36.9% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.7% | 77.7% | 192.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.4% | 54.0% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 60.6% | 107.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 68.7% | 102.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Domestic credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -16.9% (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)
- Claims on central government 6.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Kuwait?
- Broad money in Kuwait was 87.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 192.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for broad money?
- Kuwait ranks 34th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.