Introduction:
In this term paper we will discuss the BOP and some issue related to this topic .first, we will discuss one part in the balance of payment of Kuwait ,which is the current account. Second we will find two relationship with the balance of payment which are 1) GDP and BOP,2) inflation and BOP .
Kuwait Current Account

The current account of Kuwait and other countries has three components: 1) the exports of goods and services minus the imports of goods and services; 2) the difference of incomes that countries pay to each other; and 3) the difference in transfers that countries make to each other. Current account deficits are reported with a minus sign and surpluses are reported with a plus sign.

Although the current account has several components, its biggest component is the trade balance: the difference between exports and imports of goods and services. More detail is provided in the Balance of Payments section of our global economy guide. The current account is part of the Balance of Payments.

A current account deficit means that the country needs to find financing for its imports. The foreign currencies it receives from selling products abroad are not enough to pay for the products it wants to buy from other countries. The needed amounts of foreign currencies can be obtained by, for example, borrowing. For instance, in the last several years the U.S. has been borrowing money from China in order to buy Chinese products.

This is not necessarily a problem. The current account deficit starts to be a problem if it exceeds 3-4 percent of GDP for many years. Over that time, the country accumulates a significant amount of foreign debt that eventually has to be repaid.

Kuwait enjoys a highly favorable payments position because of its huge trade surpluses. The Kuwaiti dinar is completely covered by the country's reserve fund, 50% of which must