Financial system deposits to GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Financial system deposits to GDP was 88.3% in 2018. β² Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Kuwait, 1965β2018
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, financial system deposits to gdp in Kuwait stood at 88.3%.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Kuwait peaked at 178.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 1974.
Kuwait ranks 46th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.1% | 24.5% | 35.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 29.0% | 15.8% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.8% | 33.7% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.1% | 74.0% | 178.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.6% | 51.8% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 58.3% | 103.3% | 9 |
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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 financial system deposits to gdp in Kuwait?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Kuwait was 88.3% in 2018, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 178.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 1974.
- How does Kuwait rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 46th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMFβs International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).