Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets was 16.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kuwait, 1998–2015
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kuwait stood at 16.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kuwait peaked at 23.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2008.
That places Kuwait 94th out of 141 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 22.5% | — |
| 1999 | 23.7% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 22.0% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 19.7% | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 17.3% | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +22.0% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | -19.2% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 16.9% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 22.5% | 23.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 15.6% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 16.9% | 18.9% | 6 |
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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 regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kuwait?
- Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets in Kuwait was 16.9% in 2015, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2008.
- How does Kuwait rank for bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets?
- Kuwait ranks 94th out of 141 countries with data for 2015.
- Is bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank regulatory capital to risk-weighted assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.