Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank branches per 100,000 adults was 13.01 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kuwait, 2004–2021
Source: Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2021, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kuwait stood at 13.01.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kuwait peaked at 15.94 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.82, in 2004.
Kuwait ranks 88th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.64 | 12.82 | 15.84 | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.94 | 13.58 | 15.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3 | 13.01 | 13.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 85 Marshall Islands 13.4 compare
- 86 Argentina 13.21 compare
- 87 Kazakhstan 13.07 compare
- 89 Mexico 12.79 compare
- 90 Colombia 12.78 compare
- 91 Micronesia (country) 12.46 compare
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 4.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.41 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 46.30 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 28.58 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Broad money 87.4% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -16.9% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.3065 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 42,775 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kuwait?
- Bank branches per 100,000 adults in Kuwait was 13.01 in 2021, according to Financial Access Survey (FAS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 15.94 in 2011.
- What is the lowest bank branches per 100,000 adults recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.82 in 2004.
- How does Kuwait rank for bank branches per 100,000 adults?
- Kuwait ranks 88th out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank branches per 100,000 adults rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 branches per 100,000 adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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For each country calculated as: 100,000*reported number of depositors/adult population in the reporting country.