Kuwait recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 3 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Debt to GDP in Kuwait averaged 29.26 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 151.10 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 3.50 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, 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 4.00 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.



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Credit Rating 81.00 Feb 2026
Government Budget 21.60 26.30 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Debt to GDP 3.00 3.20 percent of GDP Dec 2024
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Military Expenditure 7792.90 7755.00 USD Million Dec 2024


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
3.00 3.20 151.10 1.09 1990 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly