Kuwait - Broad money

Broad money (current LCU)

The value for Broad money (current LCU) in Kuwait was 25,634,180,000 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 25,634,180,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of 117,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

Year Value
1960 117,000,000
1961 146,400,000
1962 176,100,000
1963 177,600,000
1964 204,900,000
1965 215,900,000
1966 305,200,000
1967 321,600,000
1968 386,400,000
1969 379,100,000
1970 365,900,000
1971 418,800,000
1972 493,600,000
1973 536,300,000
1974 684,600,000
1975 891,100,000
1976 1,220,100,000
1977 1,568,700,000
1978 1,950,400,000
1979 2,262,700,000
1980 2,857,600,000
1981 4,041,600,000
1982 4,550,300,000
1983 4,898,100,000
1984 5,169,500,000
1985 5,089,800,000
1986 5,110,500,000
1987 5,240,300,000
1988 5,599,700,000
1989 5,867,200,000
1991 6,016,700,000
1992 6,058,500,000
1993 6,396,500,000
1994 6,742,900,000
1995 7,374,800,000
1996 7,330,900,000
1997 7,616,000,000
1998 7,556,500,000
1999 7,678,000,000
2000 8,163,200,000
2001 9,208,522,000
2002 9,646,309,000
2003 10,401,250,000
2004 11,685,220,000
2005 13,086,250,000
2006 15,920,580,000
2007 18,959,950,000
2008 21,950,200,000
2009 24,895,760,000
2010 25,634,180,000

Broad money (% of GDP)

Broad money (% of GDP) in Kuwait was 74.36 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 103.62 in 1992, while its lowest value was 16.01 in 1974.

Definition: Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1962 24.69
1963 26.05
1964 25.84
1965 28.09
1966 30.51
1967 35.94
1968 37.22
1969 38.70
1970 36.30
1971 28.39
1972 31.16
1973 32.10
1974 16.01
1975 22.59
1976 27.49
1977 34.42
1978 41.26
1979 30.80
1980 33.07
1981 49.38
1982 69.15
1983 77.66
1984 78.35
1985 79.53
1986 98.03
1987 83.03
1988 93.88
1989 80.27
1992 103.62
1993 86.13
1994 89.02
1995 87.00
1996 77.98
1997 81.18
1998 95.94
1999 83.08
2000 68.46
2001 81.17
2002 81.34
2003 70.26
2004 63.04
2005 52.50
2006 49.21
2007 53.53
2008 51.15
2009 74.36

Broad money to total reserves ratio

Broad money to total reserves ratio in Kuwait was 3.61 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 6.77 in 1988, while its lowest value was 1.23 in 1974.

Definition: Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.57
1961 4.89
1962 5.07
1963 4.53
1964 5.20
1965 4.87
1966 5.19
1967 4.88
1968 5.50
1969 5.81
1970 4.90
1971 3.90
1972 3.49
1973 2.58
1974 1.23
1975 1.50
1976 1.70
1977 1.66
1978 2.31
1979 1.96
1980 1.95
1981 2.86
1982 2.23
1983 2.73
1984 3.25
1985 2.69
1986 2.71
1987 3.50
1988 6.77
1989 4.85
1991 4.91
1992 3.45
1993 4.07
1994 5.08
1995 5.44
1996 5.50
1997 5.99
1998 5.30
1999 4.54
2000 3.42
2001 2.83
2002 3.15
2003 4.04
2004 4.24
2005 4.41
2006 3.87
2007 3.55
2008 4.23
2009 3.76
2010 3.61

Broad money growth (annual %)

The value for Broad money growth (annual %) in Kuwait was 2.97 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 41.43 in 1981 and a minimum value of -3.48 in 1970.

Definition: Broad money (IFS line 35L..ZK) is the sum of currency outside banks; demand deposits other than those of the central government; the time, savings, and foreign currency deposits of resident sectors other than the central government; bank and traveler’s checks; and other securities such as certificates of deposit and commercial paper.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 25.13
1962 20.29
1963 0.85
1964 15.37
1965 5.37
1966 41.36
1967 5.37
1968 20.15
1969 -1.89
1970 -3.48
1971 14.46
1972 17.86
1973 8.65
1974 27.65
1975 30.16
1976 36.92
1977 28.57
1978 24.33
1979 16.01
1980 26.29
1981 41.43
1982 12.59
1983 7.64
1984 5.54
1985 -1.54
1986 0.41
1987 2.54
1988 6.86
1989 4.78
1992 0.69
1993 5.58
1994 5.42
1995 9.37
1996 -0.60
1997 3.89
1998 -0.78
1999 1.61
2000 6.32
2001 12.81
2002 4.75
2003 7.83
2004 12.34
2005 11.99
2006 21.66
2007 19.09
2008 15.77
2009 13.42
2010 2.97

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Monetary holdings (liabilities)