Bank net interest margin in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank net interest margin was 2.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank net interest margin in Kuwait, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for bank net interest margin in Kuwait is 2.1%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank net interest margin in Kuwait peaked at 3.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 116th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 net interest margin in Kuwait?
- Bank net interest margin in Kuwait was 2.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank net interest margin recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank net interest margin recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for bank net interest margin?
- Kuwait ranks 116th out of 165 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank net interest margin rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Bank net interest margin (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2080[t] / ((data2010[t] + data2010[t-1])/2). Numerator and denominator are 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.