Lending interest rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Lending interest rate was 5.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Lending interest rate in Kuwait, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, lending interest rate in Kuwait stood at 5.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending interest rate in Kuwait peaked at 9.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2021.
That places Kuwait 124th out of 148 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 6.7% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 7.6% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.2% | 6 |
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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 lending interest rate in Kuwait?
- Lending interest rate in Kuwait was 5.0% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest lending interest rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest lending interest rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for lending interest rate?
- Kuwait ranks 124th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending interest rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Lending interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.