External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Kuwait
Kuwait: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 35.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Kuwait, 1995–2018
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 35.6% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Kuwait peaked at 43.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2009.
That places Kuwait 25th out of 180 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 the banking in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 32.9% | — |
| 1996 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 29.0% | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 26.9% | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 29.1% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 40.8% | +40.6% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 37.7% | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | -32.2% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +46.6% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 38.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | -8.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 35.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.8%, 3.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 35.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16.7%, 2.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 26.9% | 33.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 23.1% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 27.2% | 43.9% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 22 Lesotho 39.8% compare
- 23 Netherlands 37.3% compare
- 24 Uganda 37.0% compare
- 26 Mozambique 35.6% compare
- 27 France 34.7% compare
- 28 Solomon Islands 34.1% 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 the banking in Kuwait?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Kuwait was 35.6% in 2018, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2009.
- How does Kuwait rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Kuwait ranks 25th out of 180 countries with data for 2018.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 the banking sector (% 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 minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.