Bank deposits to GDP (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank deposits to GDP (%) was 88.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Bank deposits to GDP in Kuwait, 1965–2018
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank deposits to gdp in Kuwait is 88.3%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank deposits to gdp in Kuwait peaked at 178.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1974.
Kuwait ranks 46th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Bank deposits to GDP (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 24.5% | — |
| 1966 | 30.6% | +24.5% |
| 1967 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 35.7% | +15.6% |
| 1969 | 33.9% | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 31.3% | -7.6% |
| 1971 | 26.7% | -14.8% |
| 1972 | 29.8% | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 29.0% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 15.8% | -45.5% |
| 1975 | 22.6% | +43.2% |
| 1976 | 28.4% | +25.5% |
| 1977 | 35.0% | +23.2% |
| 1978 | 41.6% | +18.8% |
| 1979 | 29.9% | -28.0% |
| 1980 | 33.7% | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 53.8% | +59.7% |
| 1982 | 67.7% | +25.9% |
| 1983 | 74.9% | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 75.4% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 73.8% | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 91.8% | +24.3% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 91.1% | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 77.5% | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 178.0% | +129.8% |
| 1992 | 97.5% | -45.2% |
| 1993 | 83.6% | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 86.6% | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 79.0% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 91.2% | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 78.9% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | -15.1% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 79.4% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 53.0% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +47.5% |
| 2010 | 74.9% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 63.3% | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +36.6% |
| 2016 | 103.3% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -8.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 88.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.2%, 97% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 88.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.8%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank deposits to GDP (%) in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +129.8% | 77.5% | 178.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.1% | 24.5% | 35.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 29.0% | 15.8% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.8% | 33.7% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.1% | 74.0% | 178.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 51.8% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 58.3% | 103.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 103.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank deposits to gdp in Kuwait?
- Bank deposits to gdp in Kuwait was 88.3% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 178.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for bank deposits to gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 46th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is bank deposits to gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. 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 deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).