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Country or Region: Kuwait › Change country
Economic Indicator: Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) › See all Kuwait indicators, › See Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) 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

Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110). Source: Ministry of Finance Latest actual data: 2009. FY 2008/09 Fiscal assumptions: Staff projections Start/end months of reporting year: January/December. Source data comes in fiscal year (March/April) basis. Calendar year data calculated by IMF staff using a weighted average of the fiscal data. GFS Manual used: 1986 Basis of recording: Cash. Some transactions recorded on accrual basis. General government includes: Central Government; Valuation of public debt: Nominal value Primary domestic currency: Kuwaiti dinars Data last updated: 03/2011

Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Kuwait is KWD 3.961 Billion.

In the previous year, 2009, Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Kuwait was KWD 4.05 Billion Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Kuwait in 2010 was or will be 2.27% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Total Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Kuwait was or will be KWD 3.87 Billion, which is 2.32% more than the 2010 figure.