Financial Institutions Index in Kuwait
Kuwait: Financial Institutions Index was 0.4798 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Financial Institutions Index in Kuwait, 1980–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.4798 for financial institutions index in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial institutions index in Kuwait peaked at 0.4878 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2706, in 1980.
Kuwait ranks 67th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3319 | 0.2706 | 0.3956 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3467 | 0.308 | 0.3806 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.386 | 0.3577 | 0.4262 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4423 | 0.4038 | 0.4878 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4798 | 0.4798 | 0.4798 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,517 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2945 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 88.87 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 8.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 25.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 29.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 37.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 29.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 4.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial institutions index in Kuwait?
- Financial institutions index in Kuwait was 0.4798 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial institutions index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4878 in 2019.
- What is the lowest financial institutions index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2706 in 1980.
- How does Kuwait rank for financial institutions index?
- Kuwait ranks 67th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is financial institutions index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset contains nine indices that summarize how developed financial institutions and financial markets are in terms of their depth, access, and efficiency. These indices are aggregated into an overall index of financial development. With the coverage of over 180 countries on annual frequency from 1980 onwards, the database should offer a useful analytical tool for researchers and policy makers.