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Government debt
Debt stocks are shown in each country’s currency. Dates and government coverage can differ. Original maturity runs from issue to repayment. Remaining maturity runs from the snapshot date to repayment.
Sovereign marketable debt instruments · · Includes calculated amounts
Total for this scope
KWD 7.384bn
Domestic
KWD 2.550bn
External
KWD 4.834bn
Domestic maturity. Remaining maturity. Up to 1 year KWD 0.500bn · Over 1 to 5 years KWD 1.450bn · Over 5 years KWD 0.600bn
The Central Bank reports domestic public debt instruments of KWD 2.550 billion. Nile Atlas uses Ministry of Finance maturity schedules to group the domestic instruments and converts USD 15.75 billion of outstanding international bonds at the end-March rate of KWD 0.30695 per USD. The total covers these instruments only.
For the latest common WDI year label, 2025, Kuwait records 2.73% and Qatar 2.90%. The difference (Kuwait minus Qatar) is -0.17 percentage points, calculated from the unrounded values.
Individual series endpoints: Kuwait 2025; Qatar 2025. The comparison above uses their common year, which can be earlier.
Real GDP growth measures the annual percentage change in constant-price output. It is a growth rate, not GDP in US dollars, economic size, GDP per person, or an investment return.
A higher growth rate does not establish a larger economy, higher income per person, or a particular investment outcome. National accounts can be revised and aggregate growth does not separate oil from non-oil activity.
Complete observed years shown in the chart; unavailable cells are not filled
For the latest common WDI year label, 2024, Kuwait records 2.90% and Qatar 1.27%. The difference (Kuwait minus Qatar) is 1.63 percentage points, calculated from the unrounded values.
Individual series endpoints: Kuwait 2025; Qatar 2024. The comparison above uses their common year, which can be earlier.
CPI inflation is the annual-average percentage change in the consumer price index. It is not the latest monthly year-on-year headline, a policy rate, or the price level itself.
The difference describes inflation rates, not the relative cost of living: each rate uses its own national consumer-price basket and weights. Lower inflation can coexist with a higher price level.
Complete observed years shown in the chart; unavailable cells are not filled
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Reading the Kuwait–Qatar comparison
Why can the chart show a later year than the headline comparison?
The chart and complete table preserve each country’s available observations. The headline uses the latest exact year available for both countries. An unmatched endpoint remains visible, with “Unavailable” in the other country’s table cell; it is not silently compared with a different year.
Is the gap a percentage change?
No. Subtracting two percentage-valued growth or inflation rates produces a difference in percentage points. It is not a return, a currency adjustment or a measure of economic size.
Does lower inflation mean a cheaper country?
No. Inflation measures the change in each country’s consumer-price index, using its own basket and weights. Comparing these rates does not compare the countries’ price levels or purchasing power.
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