Kuwait External Debt

Current and historical external debt data for Kuwait, including latest value, trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Kuwait
UNIT: percent of GNI
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-13 04:01:56
Economy Data Rating
Kuwait · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
BBB
66 / 100
Stable economy
Fiscal stability 18.3 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 15.1 / 20
External stability 5 / 15
Financial robustness 10.5 / 15
Structural stability 2.8 / 10
Future capacity 7 / 10
Demographic capacity 4.4 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 80% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2026 19602026
1960 2026
Selected year: 2026 · Value: n/a 2026

Kuwait · total external debt stocks as a percentage of gni.

2015–2025
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external debt rate reference line

Countries by external debt

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 101.27
Jordan 90.13
Tunisia 77.7
Kazakhstan 62.6
Serbia 62.25
Nigeria 60.04
Bulgaria 55.14
Colombia 49.2

Interpretation

short note

This external-sector indicator helps assess cross-border flows, reserves and external vulnerability.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Jordan 90.13
China 13
Brazil 28.66
India 18.58

Related indicators

internal links
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
Exports NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Imports NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Trade Openness NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: DT.DOD.DECT.GN.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-13 04:01:56

Kuwait Snapshot

country profile
Population 4.9 m
GDP 160.23 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 2.9%
Unemployment 2.18%
Currency n/a
Region Middle East
Income group High income

Kuwait External Debt: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is External Debt for Kuwait. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: kuwait external debt rate, external debt data kuwait, kuwait external debt statistics, kuwait percent of gni.