Bank return on assets in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank return on assets 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 167 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 | 2.3% | 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
- 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 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 167 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.