Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank return on assets (%, before tax) was 1.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Bank return on assets in Kuwait, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %, before tax.
Analysis
In 2021, bank return on assets in Kuwait stood at 1.1%.
The figure is up 100.5% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank return on assets in Kuwait peaked at 3.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.
Kuwait ranks 101st of 168 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.
Bank return on assets (%, before tax) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | %, before tax | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -92.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +346.6% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +66.1% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -57.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +100.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 92% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank return on assets (%, before tax) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +346.6% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2 |
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 return on assets in Kuwait?
- Bank return on assets in Kuwait was 1.1% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank return on assets recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest bank return on assets recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
- How does Kuwait rank for bank return on assets?
- Kuwait ranks 101st out of 168 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank return on assets rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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 return on assets (%, before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data10270[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.