Bank overhead costs to total assets in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank overhead costs to total assets was 1.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank overhead costs to total assets in Kuwait, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 1.2% for bank overhead costs to total assets in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank overhead costs to total assets in Kuwait peaked at 1.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2002.
That places Kuwait 137th out of 168 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 overhead costs to total assets in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 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 overhead costs to total assets in Kuwait?
- Bank overhead costs to total assets in Kuwait was 1.2% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest bank overhead costs to total assets recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2002.
- How does Kuwait rank for bank overhead costs to total assets?
- Kuwait ranks 137th out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank overhead costs to total assets rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 overhead costs to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2090[t] / ((data2025[t] + data2025[t-1])/2). 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.