Bank lending-deposit spread in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank lending-deposit spread was 2.52 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank lending-deposit spread in Kuwait, 1980–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
In 2020, bank lending-deposit spread in Kuwait stood at 2.52.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank lending-deposit spread in Kuwait peaked at 4.03 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0717, in 1981.
That places Kuwait 105th out of 124 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.25 | 0.0717 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 | 0.4033 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 | 2.81 | 4.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 | 2.24 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 | 2.52 | 2.52 | 1 |
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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 lending-deposit spread in Kuwait?
- Bank lending-deposit spread in Kuwait was 2.52 in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank lending-deposit spread recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0717 in 1981.
- How does Kuwait rank for bank lending-deposit spread?
- Kuwait ranks 105th out of 124 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank lending-deposit spread rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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 lending-deposit spread. 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. Difference between lending rate and deposit rate. Lending rate is the rate charged by banks on loans to the private sector and deposit interest rate is the rate offered by commercial banks on three-month deposits. IFS line 60P - line 60L.