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Government debt in Kuwait

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Kuwait's government debt is 14.60 % — #4 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

14.60%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.1 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Kuwait over time

45.30 %24.10 %2.90 %45.30 % · 19912.90 % · 20241991: 45.30 %1992: 27.90 %1993: 28.80 %1994: 37.70 %1995: 34.90 %1996: 26.50 %1997: 24.30 %1998: 25.60 %1999: 25.50 %2000: 21.40 %2001: 23.00 %2002: 21.30 %2003: 17.20 %2004: 13.90 %2005: 10.20 %2006: 7.80 %2007: 7.00 %2008: 5.40 %2009: 6.70 %2010: 6.20 %2011: 4.60 %2012: 3.60 %2013: 3.10 %2014: 3.40 %2015: 4.60 %2016: 9.90 %2017: 19.60 %2018: 14.30 %2019: 10.50 %2020: 10.20 %2021: 7.20 %2022: 3.00 %2023: 3.10 %2024: 2.90 %2025: 14.60 %19912008202514.60 %
35 official observations, 1991 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#4 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
97 %
121 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 11.70 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
30.70 pp
peak 45.30 % in 1991
Full series
▼ 30.70 pp
since 1991

In Asia: #3 of 37vs median 54.70 %: −40.10 pp (better)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Kuwait: ahead of 97 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtKuwait 14.60 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Kuwait is ahead of 97 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Kuwait
2 Hong Kong12.10 %−2.50 pp
3 Haiti12.30 %−2.30 pp
4 Kuwait14.60 %—
5 Russia16.60 %+2.00 pp
6 Puerto Rico17.60 %+3.00 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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