Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita was 9,499 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Kuwait, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 9,499 US dollar per person for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in 2025.
The figure is up 26.9% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Kuwait peaked at 18,297 US dollar per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,344 US dollar per person, in 2001.
That places Kuwait 32nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,344 US dollar per person | — |
| 2002 | 2,410 US dollar per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 8,817 US dollar per person | +265.8% |
| 2004 | 10,648 US dollar per person | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 11,581 US dollar per person | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 13,739 US dollar per person | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 17,091 US dollar per person | +24.4% |
| 2008 | 17,228 US dollar per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 12,837 US dollar per person | -25.5% |
| 2010 | 13,008 US dollar per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 15,415 US dollar per person | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 15,549 US dollar per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 16,295 US dollar per person | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 16,840 US dollar per person | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 17,211 US dollar per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 18,297 US dollar per person | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 17,045 US dollar per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 16,758 US dollar per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 8,264 US dollar per person | -50.7% |
| 2020 | 14,542 US dollar per person | +76.0% |
| 2021 | 8,811 US dollar per person | -39.4% |
| 2022 | 8,890 US dollar per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 8,603 US dollar per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 7,483 US dollar per person | -13.0% |
| 2025 | 9,499 US dollar per person | +26.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 9,499 US dollar per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 8,256 US dollar per person, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 9,499 US dollar per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 644.7 US dollar per person, 14.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +265.8% | 2,410 US dollar per person | 8,817 US dollar per person |
| 2020 | +76.0% | 8,264 US dollar per person | 14,542 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,744 US dollar per person | 2,344 US dollar per person | 17,228 US dollar per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 15,468 US dollar per person | 8,264 US dollar per person | 18,297 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,638 US dollar per person | 7,483 US dollar per person | 14,542 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 916.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.517 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 668.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Kuwait?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Kuwait was 9,499 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 18,297 US dollar per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,344 US dollar per person in 2001.
- How does Kuwait rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Kuwait ranks 32nd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.