Kuwait recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 14.60 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Kuwait averaged 14.79 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 45.30 percent of GDP in 1991 and a record low of 1.09 percent of GDP in 1990. source: International Monetary Fund

Government Debt to GDP in Kuwait is expected to reach 5.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Kuwait Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 8.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 11.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 81.00 May 2026
Government Budget 28.40 26.00 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Debt to GDP 14.60 2.90 percent of GDP Dec 2025
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Military Expenditure 8088.30 7792.90 USD Million Dec 2025


Kuwait Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
14.60 2.90 45.30 1.09 1990 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly