Current account balance (World Bank) in Kuwait in 2025 — 22.7%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 97. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 26.63 pp.
1975–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.7 | −6.33 pp |
| 2024 | 29.03 | −2.04 pp |
| 2023 | 31.06 | −3.31 pp |
| 2022 | 34.37 | +10.82 pp |
| 2021 | 23.55 | +3.72 pp |
| 2020 | 19.84 | −1.64 pp |
| 2019 | 21.48 | +4.13 pp |
| 2018 | 17.35 | +10.92 pp |
| 2017 | 6.43 | +5.84 pp |
| 2016 | 0.59 | −6.91 pp |
| 2015 | 7.49 | −25.69 pp |
| 2014 | 33.18 | −6.72 pp |
| 2013 | 39.9 | −5.56 pp |
| 2012 | 45.46 | +2.52 pp |
| 2011 | 42.94 | +10.89 pp |
| 2010 | 32.05 | +4.71 pp |
| 2009 | 27.34 | −13.53 pp |
| 2008 | 40.87 | +4.82 pp |
| 2007 | 36.05 | −8.56 pp |
| 2006 | 44.62 | +7.4 pp |
| 2005 | 37.22 | +11.13 pp |
| 2004 | 26.09 | +6.41 pp |
| 2003 | 19.69 | +8.5 pp |
| 2002 | 11.18 | −12.67 pp |
| 2001 | 23.86 | −15.04 pp |
| 2000 | 38.9 | +22.27 pp |
| 1999 | 16.63 | +8.09 pp |
| 1998 | 8.54 | −17.61 pp |
| 1997 | 26.14 | +3.58 pp |
| 1996 | 22.57 | +4.12 pp |
| 1995 | 18.45 | +5.4 pp |
| 1994 | 13.05 | +2.61 pp |
| 1993 | 10.44 | +12.7 pp |
| 1992 | -2.27 | — |
| 1989 | 37.58 | +15.34 pp |
| 1988 | 22.24 | +1.85 pp |
| 1987 | 20.39 | −10.98 pp |
| 1986 | 31.37 | +9 pp |
| 1985 | 22.37 | −7.25 pp |
| 1984 | 29.62 | +4.17 pp |
| 1983 | 25.45 | +2.44 pp |
| 1982 | 23 | −31.67 pp |
| 1981 | 54.67 | +1.24 pp |
| 1980 | 53.43 | −3.27 pp |
| 1979 | 56.7 | +17.16 pp |
| 1978 | 39.54 | +7.28 pp |
| 1977 | 32.26 | −20.5 pp |
| 1976 | 52.76 | +3.44 pp |
| 1975 | 49.33 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.
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