Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 14.6 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- 24.5 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $157.2 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 22.7 % (2025)
- Debt level
- Below 30% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +10.0 pp
- ISO code
- KWT
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $157.2 bn |
| 2024 | $160.9 bn |
| 2023 | $165.5 bn |
| 2022 | $183.5 bn |
| 2021 | $148.3 bn |
| 2020 | $111.0 bn |
| 2019 | $140.9 bn |
| 2018 | $138.7 bn |
| 2017 | $120.7 bn |
| 2016 | $109.4 bn |
| 2015 | $114.6 bn |
| 2014 | $162.7 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.7 % |
| 2024 | 29.0 % |
| 2023 | 31.1 % |
| 2022 | 34.4 % |
| 2021 | 25.2 % |
| 2020 | 4.4 % |
| 2019 | 12.7 % |
| 2018 | 14.3 % |
| 2017 | 8.0 % |
| 2016 | -4.6 % |
| 2015 | 3.5 % |
| 2014 | 33.4 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.5 % |
| 2024 | 26.3 % |
| 2023 | 28.4 % |
| 2022 | 30.0 % |
| 2021 | 10.0 % |
| 2020 | 0.2 % |
| 2019 | 13.0 % |
| 2018 | 17.6 % |
| 2017 | 15.3 % |
| 2016 | 12.8 % |
| 2015 | 16.3 % |
| 2014 | 29.8 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.6 % |
| 2024 | 2.9 % |
| 2023 | 3.1 % |
| 2022 | 3.0 % |
| 2021 | 7.2 % |
| 2020 | 10.2 % |
| 2019 | 10.5 % |
| 2018 | 14.3 % |
| 2017 | 19.6 % |
| 2016 | 9.9 % |
| 2015 | 4.6 % |
| 2014 | 3.4 % |