Bank Z-score in Kuwait
Kuwait: Bank Z-score was 16.58 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Bank Z-score in Kuwait, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 16.58 for bank z-score in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank z-score in Kuwait peaked at 18.98 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.62, in 2008.
Kuwait ranks 75th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9 | 11.62 | 18.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.36 | 15.79 | 18.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.34 | 16.1 | 16.58 | 2 |
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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 z-score in Kuwait?
- Bank z-score in Kuwait was 16.58 in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest bank z-score recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 18.98 in 2010.
- What is the lowest bank z-score recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.62 in 2008.
- How does Kuwait rank for bank z-score?
- Kuwait ranks 75th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bank z-score rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 Z-score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
It captures the probability of default of a country's banking system. Z-score compares the buffer of a country's banking system (capitalization and returns) with the volatility of those returns. It is estimated as (ROA+(equity/assets))/sd(ROA); sd(ROA) is the standard deviation of ROA. ROA, equity, and assets are country-level aggregate figures Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.