Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Kuwait
Kuwait: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding was 41.5% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Kuwait, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Kuwait stood at 41.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Kuwait peaked at 62.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2010.
Kuwait ranks 63rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.2% | — |
| 2001 | 62.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -34.0% |
| 2009 | 18.9% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 31.7% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 33.1% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | +29.8% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.4% | 18.9% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 18.6% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.5% | 41.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Kuwait
- 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 in months of imports, annual growth rate -6.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Kuwait?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Kuwait was 41.5% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2010.
- How does Kuwait rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Kuwait ranks 63rd out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.