Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults in Kuwait
Kuwait: Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults was 316.08 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults in Kuwait, 2004–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults in Kuwait stood at 316.08. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults in Kuwait peaked at 316.08 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.79, in 2004.
Kuwait ranks 49th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 72.79 | — |
| 2005 | 81.63 | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 92.1 | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 118.75 | +28.9% |
| 2008 | 213.43 | +79.7% |
| 2009 | 205.57 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 207.54 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 222.56 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 247.98 | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 266.14 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 278.43 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 288.16 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 283.24 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 282.64 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 275.99 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 278.28 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 270.2 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 278.05 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 282.49 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 285.65 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 304.13 | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 316.08 | +3.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 316.08 is below the median for high income countries, which is 526.11, 60% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 316.08 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 295.48, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +79.7% | 118.75 | 213.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 130.71 | 72.79 | 213.43 | 6 |
| 2010s | 263.1 | 207.54 | 288.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 289.44 | 270.2 | 316.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults in Kuwait?
- Household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults in Kuwait was 316.08 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 316.08 in 2025.
- What is the lowest household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.79 in 2004.
- How does Kuwait rank for household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults?
- Kuwait ranks 49th out of 98 countries with data for 2025.
- Is household sector loan accounts with commercial banks per 1,000 adults rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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 Household Sector Loan Accounts with Commercial Banks per 1,000 Adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on access to and use of financial services.