Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Kuwait
Kuwait: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 5.03 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Kuwait, 1979β2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, lending rate, percent per annum in Kuwait stood at 5.03.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Kuwait peaked at 9.39 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 3.71, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 123rd of 144 countries on this measure, 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 | 5.86 | 5.86 | 5.86 | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.27 | 6.72 | 9.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.43 | 7.61 | 8.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.27 | 5.42 | 8.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 | 4.27 | 5.42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.48 | 3.71 | 5.17 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 120 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 5.18 compare
- 121 Solomon Islands 5.18 compare
- 122 Australia 5.1 compare
- 124 Italy 4.89 compare
- 125 Malaysia 4.82 compare
- 126 Serbia, Republic of 4.76 compare
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 rate, percent per annum in Kuwait?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Kuwait was 5.03 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 9.39 in 1982.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.71 in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Kuwait ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum 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 Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.