🇰🇼 Kuwait National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Kuwait government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $36.2 billion, growing at $507 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 15%. Per-citizen share: $7,120.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Kuwait ranks 133rd by debt-to-GDP, 89th by total debt and 65th by debt per person.
About Kuwait's National Debt
Kuwait has one of the lowest debt ratios in the world, sitting atop enormous oil reserves and sovereign wealth, and in March 2025, after eight years without one, it passed a public-debt law allowing borrowing of up to 30 billion dinars.
Kuwait's debt-to-GDP ratio of 15% is low by international standards: higher than 1% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Kuwait ranks 89th of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $507 per second, Kuwait adds about $44 million to its government debt every day — roughly $16.0 billion per year. Each of Kuwait's 5 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $7,120. That is below the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Kuwait National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Kuwait's national debt right now?
Kuwait's national debt is approximately $36.2 billion as of October 27, 2026, growing at $507 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 15% and each citizen's share is about $7,120.
How fast is Kuwait's debt growing?
Kuwait's government debt is growing at approximately $507 per second — about $44 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Kuwait's debt per capita?
Each of Kuwait's 5 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $7,120 of the national debt.
What is Kuwait's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Kuwait's debt-to-GDP ratio is 15%. That is higher than 1% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Kuwait's government debt at this level?
Kuwait has one of the lowest debt ratios in the world, sitting atop enormous oil reserves and sovereign wealth, and in March 2025, after eight years without one, it passed a public-debt law allowing borrowing of up to 30 billion dinars.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 23,026,084,285 + 507 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=kw (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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