Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP

Kuwait
90.9%
in 2018
United Arab Emirates
85.6%
in 2020
Kuwait rank
32nd
United Arab Emirates rank
35th

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP over time

  • Kuwait
  • United Arab Emirates
020406080100196519922020

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 90.9% against 85.6% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 5.3%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 32nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 187 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 27.0% 15.7% 11.3% Kuwait
1980s 71.7% 23.7% 48.1% Kuwait
1990s 34.5% 30.4% 4.1% Kuwait
2000s 57.9% 47.4% 10.5% Kuwait
2010s 79.1% 71.0% 8.1% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher private credit by deposit money banks to gdp, Kuwait or United Arab Emirates?
Kuwait, at 90.9% against 85.6% in United Arab Emirates as of 2018.
What is the difference in private credit by deposit money banks to gdp between Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
5.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United Arab Emirates?
43 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Kuwait and United Arab Emirates rank globally for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Kuwait ranks 32nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 35th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).