Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank accounts per 1,000 adults was 1,257 in 2021. β¬ Flat
Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Kuwait, 2004β2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 1,257 for bank accounts per 1,000 adults in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Kuwait peaked at 1,340 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,083, in 2004.
That places Kuwait 24th out of 103 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,240 | 1,083 | 1,340 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,221 | 1,143 | 1,299 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,255 | 1,253 | 1,257 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,517 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2945 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 88.87 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 8.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 25.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 29.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 37.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 29.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,116 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Kuwait?
- Bank accounts per 1,000 adults in Kuwait was 1,257 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1,340 in 2007.
- What is the lowest bank accounts per 1,000 adults recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,083 in 2004.
- How does Kuwait rank for bank accounts per 1,000 adults?
- Kuwait ranks 24th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank accounts per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank accounts per 1,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 1,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.