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Kuwait: Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF)

-2.12percent · 2031+76.2% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Kuwait from 1992 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-2.118projection
2030-0.896projection
20291.15projection
20281.5projection
2027-5.944projection
2026-17.721
2025-6.253
20241.487
20235.327
202211.509
2021-8.9
2020-24.733
2019-6.214
2018-1.207
2017-5.368
2016-9.165
2015-3.911
201416.242
201329.705
201231.689
201130.397
201022.774
200922.991
200815.997
200732.43
200624.265
200536.244
200430.527
200327.374
200231.284
200145.395
200052.66
199928.449
199819.931
199729.925
199624.793
199512.323
19942.253
1993-2.763
1992-27.445

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-primary-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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