Interest payments in Kuwait
Kuwait: Interest payments was 13.00 million current LCU in 2006. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Kuwait, 1993–2006
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2006, interest payments in Kuwait stood at 13.00 million current LCU. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Kuwait peaked at 417.00 million current LCU in 1994 and was at its lowest, 13.00 million current LCU, in 2004.
Kuwait ranks 147th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 233.83 million current LCU | 134.00 million current LCU | 417.00 million current LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 24.83 million current LCU | 13.00 million current LCU | 61.00 million current LCU | 6 |
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More public sector data for Kuwait
- Arms imports 503.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 1.5% (1998)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 0.8% (1998)
- Taxes on goods and services 0.0% (1998)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.8% (1998)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -5.6% (1998)
- Interest payments 3.9% (1998)
- Grants and other revenue 96.6% (1998)
- Interest payments 0.1% (2006)
- Other taxes 0.1% (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Kuwait?
- Interest payments in Kuwait was 13.00 million current LCU in 2006, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 417.00 million current LCU in 1994.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.00 million current LCU in 2004.
- How does Kuwait rank for interest payments?
- Kuwait ranks 147th out of 155 countries with data for 2006.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.