Kuwait - Outstanding Public Debt
Kuwait: Outstanding Public Debt
| Mnemonic | GDBT.IKWT | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Mil. KWD, NSA | |
| Adjustments | Not Seasonally Adjusted | |
| Monthly | 9.45 % | |
| Data | Jun 2016 | 1,737 |
| May 2016 | 1,587 | |
Series Information
| Source | Central Bank of Kuwait |
| Release | Statistical Bulletin |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Start Date | 12/31/1994 |
| End Date | 6/30/2016 |
Kuwait: Government
| Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Public Debt | Jun 2016 | 1,737 | 1,587 | Mil. KWD, NSA | Monthly |
| Government Budget Balance | Dec 2015 | -431.9 | 86 | Mil. KWD, NSA | Monthly |
| Government Expenditures | Dec 2015 | 1,392 | 910.7 | Mil. KWD, NSA | Monthly |
| Government Revenues | Dec 2015 | 961 | 996.7 | Mil. KWD, NSA | Monthly |
Release Information
For Kuwait, the central bank's monthly "Statistical Bulletin" consolidates a range of financial and banking indicators, including:
- Money Supply
- Central Bank: Assets
- Central Bank: Liabilities
- Public Debt Instruments
- Local Banks: Assets
- Local Banks: Liabilities
- Local Banks: Contra Accounts
- Local Banks: Foreign Assets and Liabilities
- Local Banks: Sectoral Distribution of Balances of Utilized Cash Credit Facilities by Residents
- Local Banks: Distribution of KD Credit Facility Agreements Concluded with Residents
- Local Banks: Residents Deposits by Type
- Local Banks: Time Deposits of Residents & Non-Residents (KD & FC) by Residual Maturity
- Exchange rate of the US Dollar against the Kuwaiti Dinar
The statistics highlight a number of economic, financial, monetary and banking developments in the Kuwaiti economy, and the impact of these developments on the local monetary and banking indicators for that quarter. In addition to data reflecting the developments in the main monetary and banking aggregates and indicators, the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin presents recent data on the most important developments regarding the balance of payments of the State of Kuwait, as well as the developments in the State's General Budget and Kuwait Stock Exchange activity.
Per the source, Local banks "include all Kuwaiti banks, foreign banks' branches licensed to operate in the State of Kuwait".
- Measurements:
- Millions of Kuwaiti dinar (Mil. KWD)
- Percent per annum (% p.a.)
- Unitary count (#)
- Kuwaiti dinar per U.S. dollar (KWD per USD)
- Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
- Native frequencies:
- Monthly
- Quarterly
- Start dates:
- As early as 1970m3
- As early as 1993Q4
The data are provided by Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) and compiled through the data provided by local banks and investment companies registered with CBK.
Potentially.
Further reading
At the source:
- Overview (dead link)
- Dynamic Statistical Releases
- Monthly Monetary Statistical Bulletin
- Quarterly Statistical Bulletin
At IMF (e-GDDS):
- Central government gross debt (Sep 2021)
- Depository corporations survey (Jan 2021)
- Central bank survey (Jan 2021)
- Exchange rates (Jan 2021)
- Dec 2012 - Initial version.
- Jan 2017 - Terminated outstanding government debt detail.
- Feb 2021 - Addendum of money supply detail.
- 21 Jan 2024, Phillip Thorne - Addendum of exchange rates: Properties, Further reading.
