What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Bahrain and Kuwait?

6.96 per 1,000 adults, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?

18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bahrain vs Kuwait: Borrowers from commercial banks

Bahrain

191.97 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Kuwait

198.93 per 1,000 adults

in 2024

Bahrain rank

58th

Kuwait rank

56th

Borrowers from commercial banks over time

Bahrain
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 198.93 per 1,000 adults against 191.97 per 1,000 adults in Bahrain, a difference of 6.96 per 1,000 adults.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 58th and Kuwait ranks 56th of 113 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
2000s	20.02 per 1,000 adults	189.86 per 1,000 adults	169.84 per 1,000 adults	Kuwait
2010s	86.76 per 1,000 adults	197.76 per 1,000 adults	111 per 1,000 adults	Kuwait
2020s	161.97 per 1,000 adults	203.78 per 1,000 adults	41.81 per 1,000 adults	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Bahrain or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 198.93 per 1,000 adults against 191.97 per 1,000 adults in Bahrain as of 2024.
What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Bahrain and Kuwait?: 6.96 per 1,000 adults, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Kuwait?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Kuwait rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?: Bahrain ranks 58th and Kuwait ranks 56th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)
Unit: per 1,000 adults
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 148 places, 2,388 data points, 2004–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Borrowers from commercial banks are the reported number of resident customers that are nonfinancial corporations (public and private) and households who obtained loans from commercial banks and other banks functioning as commercial banks.