Bank credit to bank deposits in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank credit to bank deposits was 102.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Bank credit to bank deposits in Kuwait, 1965–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, bank credit to bank deposits in Kuwait stood at 102.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Kuwait peaked at 112.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Bank credit to bank deposits in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 40.4% | — |
| 1966 | 33.0% | -18.3% |
| 1967 | 35.9% | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 39.6% | +10.1% |
| 1969 | 40.3% | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 42.7% | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 39.9% | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 40.3% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 53.2% | +32.2% |
| 1974 | 58.3% | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 63.4% | +8.8% |
| 1976 | 84.5% | +33.2% |
| 1977 | 86.2% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 87.0% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 102.0% | +17.2% |
| 1980 | 100.9% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 97.5% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 106.6% | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 95.8% | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 99.4% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 102.0% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 105.6% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 99.8% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 95.1% | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 15.0% | -84.2% |
| 1992 | 18.2% | +21.1% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +13.0% |
| 1994 | 26.6% | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +29.4% |
| 1996 | 45.5% | +31.8% |
| 1997 | 59.5% | +30.8% |
| 1998 | 66.6% | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 67.8% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 68.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 88.5% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 109.3% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 112.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 102.8% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 101.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 102.1% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 102.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.9% | 33.0% | 40.4% | 5 |
| 1970s | 65.8% | 39.9% | 102.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 99.9% | 95.1% | 106.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.5% | 15.0% | 69.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 67.8% | 112.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 94.4% | 102.9% | 9 |
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 credit to bank deposits in Kuwait?
- Bank credit to bank deposits in Kuwait was 102.9% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 112.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
- Kuwait ranks 34th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).