Kuwait - Broad money (% of GDP)

Broad money (% of GDP) in Kuwait was 120.64 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 192.24 in 1991, while its lowest value was 17.95 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
1965 28.83
1966 35.74
1967 36.88
1968 40.63
1969 38.33
1970 35.65
1971 30.31
1972 33.72
1973 33.43
1974 17.95
1975 25.55
1976 31.78
1977 38.72
1978 45.74
1979 33.08
1980 36.92
1981 57.85
1982 73.25
1983 80.52
1984 80.46
1985 78.91
1986 98.23
1987 84.07
1988 96.99
1989 82.14
1991 192.24
1992 103.98
1993 88.47
1994 91.37
1995 90.89
1996 77.75
1997 82.72
1998 95.57
1999 83.73
2000 70.55
2001 86.06
2002 83.23
2003 72.90
2004 66.71
2005 55.47
2006 54.02
2007 58.19
2008 55.40
2009 81.64
2010 77.49
2011 65.25
2012 60.63
2013 65.65
2014 72.64
2015 99.32
2016 108.24
2017 101.47
2018 92.51
2019 92.21
2020 120.64

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: The derivation of this indicator was simplified in September 2012 to be current-year broad money divided by current-year GDP times 100.

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Monetary holdings (liabilities)