External Debt (Percentage of GDP) - Kuwait
Value & RankThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Kuwait is 19.2 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 160.
Kuwait compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Kuwait is similar to that of Niger, Saudi Arabia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Nepal, Venezuela, Egypt, Fiji, Angola, Yemen, Trinidad and Tobago with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 21.3, 20.8, 20.7, 20.4, 20.4, 18.6, 18.5, 18.3, 17.8, 17.8 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165.Last 13 years averageKuwait had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 28.2 (% of GDP) in the last 13 years from (2000 to 2013).
Kuwait during the Great RecessionKuwait's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 3.33% during the Great RecessionKuwait since the end of the Great RecessionKuwait's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 55.4% since the end of the Great Recession
Kuwait compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Kuwait is similar to that of Niger, Saudi Arabia, St. Kitts and Nevis, Nepal, Venezuela, Egypt, Fiji, Angola, Yemen, Trinidad and Tobago with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 21.3, 20.8, 20.7, 20.4, 20.4, 18.6, 18.5, 18.3, 17.8, 17.8 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165.Last 13 years averageKuwait had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 28.2 (% of GDP) in the last 13 years from (2000 to 2013).
Kuwait during the Great RecessionKuwait's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 3.33% during the Great RecessionKuwait since the end of the Great RecessionKuwait's External Debt - % of GDP had a negative growth (decline) of 55.4% since the end of the Great Recession
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Niger | 155 | 21.3 |
Saudi Arabia | 156 | 20.8 |
St. Kitts and Nevis | 157 | 20.7 |
Nepal | 158 | 20.4 |
Venezuela | 159 | 20.4 |
Kuwait | 160 | 19.2 |
Egypt | 161 | 18.6 |
Fiji | 162 | 18.5 |
Angola | 163 | 18.3 |
Yemen | 164 | 17.8 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 165 | 17.8 |
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Data Source:
Compiled from multiple sources
Compiled from multiple sources