Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Borrowers from commercial banks
Kuwait
198.93 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
234.69 per 1,000 adults
in 2024
Kuwait rank
56th
Saudi Arabia rank
53rd
Borrowers from commercial banks over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 234.69 per 1,000 adults against 198.93 per 1,000 adults in Kuwait, a difference of 35.76 per 1,000 adults.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 56th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd of 113 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 193.74 per 1,000 adults | 151.63 per 1,000 adults | 42.12 per 1,000 adults | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 197.76 per 1,000 adults | 183.75 per 1,000 adults | 14.01 per 1,000 adults | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 203.78 per 1,000 adults | 189.58 per 1,000 adults | 14.21 per 1,000 adults | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher borrowers from commercial banks, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 234.69 per 1,000 adults against 198.93 per 1,000 adults in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in borrowers from commercial banks between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 35.76 per 1,000 adults, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for borrowers from commercial banks?
- Kuwait ranks 56th and Saudi Arabia ranks 53rd 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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About this data
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.