Bank cost to income ratio in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank cost to income ratio was 40.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank cost to income ratio in Kuwait, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, bank cost to income ratio in Kuwait stood at 40.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank cost to income ratio in Kuwait peaked at 40.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2005.
That places Kuwait 151st out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Bank cost to income ratio in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.4% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 29.1% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 31.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 35.0% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 37.1% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 39.1% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 40.8% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.0% | 22.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 29.1% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.1% | 40.8% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -13.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1649 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 5,327 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -12.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 6,100 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 7,765 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank cost to income ratio in Kuwait?
- Bank cost to income ratio in Kuwait was 40.8% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank cost to income ratio recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2005.
- How does Kuwait rank for bank cost to income ratio?
- Kuwait ranks 151st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank cost to income ratio rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 cost to income ratio (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090 / (data2080 + data2085). All Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Note that banks used in the calculation might differ between indicators. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.