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1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000e | 2001f | 2002f |
| Nominal GDP(US$bn) | 29.9 | 25.4 | 29.8 | 38.6 | 43.1 | 46.8 |
| Nominal GDP growth(%of y/y) | -.26 | -14.5 | 17.2 | 27.7 | 12.0 | 8.5 |
| Population(mn) | 2.21 | 2.27 | 2.25 | 2.22 | 2.26 | 2.31 |
| Budget balance (% of GDP) | 5.5 | -4.8 | -13.6 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| CPI, an. Av. (% y/y) | 0.68 | 0.12 | 1.90 | 3.31 | 2.38 | 2.33 |
| WPI, an. av. (% of GDP)* | 0.60 | -1.64 | -1.22 | 0.45 | 0.68 | 1.16 |
| Exchange rate (KWD/US$,eop) | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 |
| Oil production (mn b/d)* | 2.15 | 2.19 | 2.02 | 2.15 | 2.20 | 2.25 |
| Oil price (Opec bkt US$/b,ave) | 18.77 | 12.28 | 17.47 | 27.60 | 24.00 | 18.00 |
| Oil price (Kuwaiti export (US$/b,ave) | 17.89 | 10.65 | 15.97 | 26.37 | 22.67 | 16.90 |
| Oil export revenues (US$) | 13.47 | 8.48 | 11.03 | 18.57 | 13.50 | 11.40 |
| Exports (US$bn) | 14.22 | 9.56 | 12.22 | 19.98 | 14.85 | 12.98 |
| Imports (US$bn) | 8.25 | 8.62 | 7.62 | 7.79 | 9.50 | 9.90 |
| Trade balance (US$bn) | 5.98 | 0.94 | 4.60 | 12.19 | 5.35 | 3.08 |
| Current account balance (US$bn) | 7.93 | 2.22 | 5.06 | 15.20 | 5.33 | 3.00 |
| % of GDP | 26.57 | 8.72 | 16.98 | 39.35 | 12.37 | 8.60 |
| Foreign reserves (ex. Gold, US$bn) | 3.45 | 3.95 | 4.82 | 7.08 | 9.00 | 9.80 |
| Imports cover (months)*** | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 9.1 |
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