Kuwait

Government debt in Kuwait

Government debt in Kuwait: 45.3% of GDP in 1991 and 2.9% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2024
2.9% of GDP
Since 1991
−42.4 percentage points
Projected, 2031
37.8% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in KuwaitGovernment debt in Kuwait: 45.3% of GDP in 1991 and 2.9% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 37.8% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 37.8% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearKuwait
20242.9
20233.1
20223
20217.2
202010.2
201910.5
201814.3
201719.6
20169.9
20154.6
20143.4
20133.1
20123.6
20114.6
20106.2
20096.7
20085.4
20077
20067.8
200510.2
200413.9
200317.3
200221.3
200123
200021.4
199925.5
199825.6
199724.3
199626.5
199534.9
199437.7
199328.8
199227.9
199145.3
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
YearKuwait
202514.7
202626.6
202728.5
202831.8
202934.7
203036.5
203137.8

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.

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