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Kuwait Current Account Balance (US Dollars) Statistics

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Country or Region: Kuwait › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (US Dollars) › See all Kuwait indicators, › See Current Account Balance (US Dollars) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Kuwaiti Dinar
Currency Symbol: KWD

Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income. Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2009 BOP Manual used: BPM 5 Primary domestic currency: Kuwaiti dinars Data last updated: 03/2011

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) Statistics for Kuwait , Year 2010 - In Detail

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Kuwait in year 2010 is US$ 41.712 Billion

This makes Kuwait No. 9 in world rankings according to Current Account Balance (US Dollars) in year 2010. The world's average Current Account Balance (US Dollars) value is US$ 6.76 Billion; Kuwait is US$ 34.95 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Kuwait was US$ 28.61 Billion Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Kuwait in 2010 was or will be 45.80% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Kuwait was or will be US$68.08 Billion, which is 63.22% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Kuwait, in other Years
Year US$ Billion
  2016 98.288
  2015 85.796
  2014 75.643
  2013 70.78
  2012 73.063
  2011 68.084
2010 41.712
  2009 28.61
  2008 60.244
  2007 42.188
  2006 45.311
  2005 30.068
  2004 15.596
  2003 9.423
  2002 4.265
  2001 8.325
  2000 14.67
  1999 5.064
  1998 2.215
  1997 7.873
  1996 7.107
  1995 5.016
  1994 3.219
  1993 2.502
  1992 -0.451
  1991 -26.22
  1990 3.72
  1989 9.621
  1988 5.093
  1987 4.395
  1986 5.67
  1985 4.961
  1984 7.004
  1983 5.654
  1982 4.873
  1981 13.778
  1980 15.302