Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Kuwait
Kuwait: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 4.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Kuwait, 1962–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, monetary sector credit to private sector in Kuwait stood at 4.9%. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
That represents a change of down 95.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Kuwait peaked at 105.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2025.
Kuwait ranks 183rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 6.4% | — |
| 1963 | 8.4% | +31.8% |
| 1964 | 8.2% | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 9.9% | +21.3% |
| 1966 | 10.1% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 11.1% | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 14.1% | +27.3% |
| 1969 | 13.7% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 13.4% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 10.6% | -20.4% |
| 1972 | 12.0% | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 15.4% | +28.6% |
| 1974 | 9.2% | -40.2% |
| 1975 | 14.4% | +55.7% |
| 1976 | 24.0% | +67.2% |
| 1977 | 30.2% | +25.6% |
| 1978 | 36.2% | +20.0% |
| 1979 | 30.5% | -15.6% |
| 1980 | 34.0% | +11.2% |
| 1981 | 52.4% | +54.4% |
| 1982 | 72.2% | +37.7% |
| 1983 | 71.8% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 72.4% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 93.5% | +27.4% |
| 1987 | 83.0% | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 90.8% | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 73.7% | -18.9% |
| 1991 | 26.7% | -63.7% |
| 1992 | 17.7% | -33.7% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 23.1% | +34.5% |
| 1995 | 30.0% | +30.1% |
| 1996 | 33.7% | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | +39.6% |
| 1998 | 60.7% | +29.3% |
| 1999 | 54.7% | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 45.4% | -17.0% |
| 2001 | 56.6% | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 58.3% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 59.6% | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +38.1% |
| 2010 | 74.6% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | 55.7% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +45.6% |
| 2016 | 105.2% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -94.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.2% | 6.4% | 14.1% | 8 |
| 1970s | 19.6% | 9.2% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.7% | 34.0% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 17.2% | 60.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 57.3% | 45.4% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.4% | 55.7% | 105.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 180 Yemen 5.6% compare
- 181 Sierra Leone 5.5% compare
- 182 Somalia 5.4% compare
- 184 Haiti 3.2% compare
- 185 Afghanistan 3.1% compare
- 186 South Sudan 2.3% compare
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Kuwait?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Kuwait was 4.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 105.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2025.
- How does Kuwait rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Kuwait ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.