Net foreign assets in Kuwait
Kuwait: Net foreign assets was 28.58 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Kuwait, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets in Kuwait stood at 28.58 billion current LCU.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 80.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Kuwait peaked at 29.08 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 124.90 million current LCU, in 1960.
Kuwait ranks 121st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 243.86 million current LCU | 124.90 million current LCU | 359.50 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1970s | 848.93 million current LCU | 396.50 million current LCU | 1.42 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.52 billion current LCU | 1.84 billion current LCU | 3.00 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 billion current LCU | 1.92 billion current LCU | 2.69 billion current LCU | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.90 billion current LCU | 2.73 billion current LCU | 9.61 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.73 billion current LCU | 9.63 billion current LCU | 22.32 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.27 billion current LCU | 19.84 billion current LCU | 29.08 billion current LCU | 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 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 net foreign assets in Kuwait?
- Net foreign assets in Kuwait was 28.58 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 29.08 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 124.90 million current LCU in 1960.
- How does Kuwait rank for net foreign assets?
- Kuwait ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.1%. 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 Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.