ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Kuwait
Kuwait: ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) was 81.21 in 2021. ▲ Rising
ATMs per 100,000 adults in Kuwait, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2021, atms per 100,000 adults in Kuwait stood at 81.21. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, atms per 100,000 adults in Kuwait peaked at 81.21 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.27, in 2004.
Kuwait ranks 38th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
ATMs per 100,000 adults (Financial Access) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30.27 | — |
| 2005 | 35.17 | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 40.25 | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 46.78 | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 50.89 | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 51.83 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 50.15 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 50.72 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 55.05 | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 53.66 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 56.4 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 56.51 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 63.93 | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 65.98 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 73.26 | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 81.07 | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 78.56 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 81.21 | +3.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 81.21 is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.99, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 81.21 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.74, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.53 | 30.27 | 51.83 | 6 |
| 2010s | 60.67 | 50.15 | 81.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.89 | 78.56 | 81.21 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 103.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is atms per 100,000 adults in Kuwait?
- Atms per 100,000 adults in Kuwait was 81.21 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 81.21 in 2021.
- What is the lowest atms per 100,000 adults recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.27 in 2004.
- How does Kuwait rank for atms per 100,000 adults?
- Kuwait ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is atms per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of ATMs per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*Number of ATMs/adult population in the reporting country.