Foreign banks among total banks in Kuwait
Kuwait: Foreign banks among total banks was 11.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Foreign banks among total banks in Kuwait, 1995–2013
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, foreign banks among total banks in Kuwait stood at 11.0%.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, foreign banks among total banks in Kuwait peaked at 13.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1995.
That places Kuwait 116th out of 137 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 0.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.0% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -13.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1649 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 5,327 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -12.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 6,100 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 7,765 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -12.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,116 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 29.76 billion SDR (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign banks among total banks in Kuwait?
- Foreign banks among total banks in Kuwait was 11.0% in 2013, according to Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10.
- What is the highest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest foreign banks among total banks recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1995.
- How does Kuwait rank for foreign banks among total banks?
- Kuwait ranks 116th out of 137 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as part of Foreign banks among total banks (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the number of foreign owned banks to the number of the total banks in an Economy. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.