Bank concentration in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank concentration was 82.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank concentration in Kuwait, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank concentration in Kuwait stood at 82.3%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank concentration in Kuwait peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2004.
Kuwait ranks 55th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.1% | 73.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 80.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 82.0% | 82.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 52 Jamaica 83.4% compare
- 53 Montenegro 83.2% compare
- 54 Mauritania 82.7% compare
- 56 Bahrain 82.0% compare
- 57 Zimbabwe 81.8% compare
- 58 Madagascar 81.8% 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 concentration in Kuwait?
- Bank concentration in Kuwait was 82.3% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank concentration recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest bank concentration recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 2004.
- How does Kuwait rank for bank concentration?
- Kuwait ranks 55th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank concentration rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank concentration (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. (Sum(data2025) for three largest banks in Bankscope) / (Sum(data2025) for all banks in Bankscope). Only reported if number of banks in Bankscope is 3 or more. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.