Kuwait - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in Kuwait was $11,445,870,000 as of 2019. Over the past 54 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $84,340,830,000 in 2012 and ($11,978,540,000) in 1991.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1965 $935,312,300
1966 $988,518,600
1967 $758,891,100
1968 $949,313,900
1969 $957,714,900
1970 $1,026,043,000
1971 $1,850,323,000
1972 $2,133,779,000
1973 $2,691,504,000
1974 $9,248,636,000
1975 $6,548,276,000
1976 $5,958,960,000
1977 $4,040,475,000
1978 $4,754,635,000
1979 $12,163,530,000
1980 $12,615,610,000
1981 $7,772,597,000
1982 $461,966,000
1983 $2,040,446,000
1984 $3,356,974,000
1985 $2,343,751,000
1986 ($326,909,200)
1987 $3,448,153,000
1988 $956,988,500
1989 $2,682,097,000
1990 ($2,420,139,000)
1991 ($11,978,540,000)
1992 ($2,730,061,000)
1993 $834,437,800
1994 $2,117,845,000
1995 $2,825,067,000
1996 $4,124,916,000
1997 $4,025,717,000
1998 ($1,876,640,000)
1999 $1,957,950,000
2000 $9,928,292,000
2001 $5,500,489,000
2002 $3,053,636,000
2003 $8,439,598,000
2004 $14,584,320,000
2005 $28,852,740,000
2006 $42,019,300,000
2007 $40,235,750,000
2008 $60,189,730,000
2009 $31,848,510,000
2010 $41,919,050,000
2011 $72,884,060,000
2012 $84,340,830,000
2013 $76,833,570,000
2014 $60,133,520,000
2015 $10,119,640,000
2016 ($979,808,000)
2017 $5,495,308,000
2018 $16,409,890,000
2019 $11,445,870,000

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in Kuwait was 3,474,966,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 54 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23,607,000,000 in 2012 and a minimum value of -3,405,500,000 in 1991.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1965 334,000,000
1966 353,000,000
1967 271,000,000
1968 339,000,000
1969 342,000,000
1970 366,400,000
1971 658,900,000
1972 701,800,000
1973 798,300,000
1974 2,711,700,000
1975 1,899,000,000
1976 1,742,400,000
1977 1,158,000,000
1978 1,308,000,000
1979 3,362,000,000
1980 3,410,000,000
1981 2,167,000,000
1982 133,000,000
1983 594,790,100
1984 994,000,100
1985 705,000,200
1986 -94,999,800
1987 961,000,200
1988 266,999,800
1989 788,000,000
1990 -697,000,000
1991 -3,405,500,000
1992 -801,000,000
1993 252,000,200
1994 628,999,900
1995 843,000,000
1996 1,235,000,000
1997 1,221,000,000
1998 -572,000,000
1999 596,000,000
2000 3,046,000,000
2001 1,687,000,000
2002 928,000,000
2003 2,515,000,000
2004 4,298,000,000
2005 8,425,000,000
2006 12,194,000,000
2007 11,435,000,000
2008 16,179,000,000
2009 9,166,000,000
2010 12,014,000,000
2011 20,116,000,000
2012 23,607,000,000
2013 21,790,000,000
2014 17,114,000,000
2015 3,045,000,000
2016 -296,000,000
2017 1,666,727,000
2018 4,955,788,000
2019 3,474,966,000

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in Kuwait was 8,550,212,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,103,200,000 in 2012 and a minimum value of 8,550,212,000 in 2019.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2010 12,014,000,000
2011 14,640,600,000
2012 15,103,200,000
2013 14,029,800,000
2014 13,439,500,000
2015 12,322,800,000
2016 12,384,400,000
2017 9,772,800,000
2018 9,439,835,000
2019 8,550,212,000

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Kuwait was 8.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 71.12 in 1974, while its lowest value was -108.81 in 1991.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1965 44.59
1966 41.33
1967 31.08
1968 35.65
1969 34.58
1970 35.70
1971 47.68
1972 47.94
1973 49.77
1974 71.12
1975 54.46
1976 45.38
1977 28.58
1978 30.67
1979 49.15
1980 44.05
1981 31.02
1982 2.14
1983 9.78
1984 15.47
1985 10.93
1986 -1.83
1987 15.42
1988 4.62
1989 11.03
1990 -13.13
1991 -108.81
1992 -13.75
1993 3.49
1994 8.52
1995 10.39
1996 13.10
1997 13.26
1998 -7.23
1999 6.50
2000 26.33
2001 15.77
2002 8.01
2003 17.63
2004 24.54
2005 35.71
2006 41.38
2007 35.10
2008 40.84
2009 30.06
2010 36.32
2011 47.31
2012 48.45
2013 44.12
2014 36.98
2015 8.83
2016 -0.90
2017 4.55
2018 11.88
2019 8.40

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts