Kuwait - Broad money

Broad money (current LCU)

The value for Broad money (current LCU) in Kuwait was 39,142,870,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,142,870,000 in 2020 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
2011 27,746,640,000
2012 29,540,680,000
2013 32,423,720,000
2014 33,620,430,000
2015 34,239,350,000
2016 35,778,740,000
2017 37,147,850,000
2018 38,606,410,000
2019 38,129,240,000
2020 39,142,870,000

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

Broad money to total reserves ratio

Broad money to total reserves ratio in Kuwait was 2.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 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 5.51
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 5.07
1995 5.44
1996 5.50
1997 6.00
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
2011 3.39
2012 3.19
2013 3.53
2014 3.36
2015 3.68
2016 3.49
2017 3.32
2018 3.17
2019 2.88
2020 2.42

Broad money growth (annual %)

The value for Broad money growth (annual %) in Kuwait was 2.66 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 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
2011 8.24
2012 6.47
2013 9.76
2014 3.69
2015 1.84
2016 4.50
2017 3.83
2018 3.93
2019 -1.24
2020 2.66

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Monetary holdings (liabilities)