External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Kuwait
Kuwait: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 76.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Kuwait, 1995–2018
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 76.3% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Kuwait peaked at 82.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2009.
That places Kuwait 22nd out of 181 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 66.1% | — |
| 1996 | 63.8% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 60.3% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 64.6% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 76.5% | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 70.2% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 73.4% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 49.4% | -24.8% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 59.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | -6.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 76.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 2.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 76.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.8%, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 60.3% | 66.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 69.2% | 49.4% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.0% | 56.9% | 82.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 19 Malta 81.0% compare
- 20 Timor-Leste 81.0% compare
- 21 Sao Tome and Principe 80.6% compare
- 23 Tajikistan 76.0% compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 75.8% compare
- 25 Hong Kong, China 74.6% compare
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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Kuwait?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Kuwait was 76.3% in 2018, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2009.
- How does Kuwait rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Kuwait ranks 22nd out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.