Kuwait Capital Adequacy Ratio
2007 - 2023 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Kuwait Capital Adequacy Ratio
- Kuwait Capital Adequacy Ratio was measured at 19.9 % in Dec 2023, compared with the previous update of 19.2 % in Dec 2022
- Kuwait Liquid Assets Ratio is updated yearly, available from Dec 2007 to Dec 2023
- The data reached an all-time high of 19.9 % in Dec 2023 and a record low of 15.6 % in Dec 2008
Further information about Kuwait Capital Adequacy Ratio
- In the latest report, Kuwait Liquid Assets Ratio stood at 17.0 % in Jun 2023, compared with the previous figure of 18.0 % in Mar 2023
View Kuwait's Capital Adequacy Ratio from 2007 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Kuwait's Capital Adequacy Ratio in 2023?
Kuwait Capital Adequacy Ratio was measured at 19.9 % in Dec 2023, compared with the previous update of 19.2 % in Dec 2022 See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.9 2023 | 19.2 2022 | 15.6 2008 | 19.9 2023 | % | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 19.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| Algeria (%) | 14.5 2014 | yearly | 2006 - 2014 |
| Argentina (%) | 37.9 Feb 2024 | monthly | Feb 2013 - Feb 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 17.6 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Mar 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 20.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1989 - Dec 2023 |
| Austria (%) | 18.7 Jun 2022 | semiannually | Dec 2004 - Jun 2022 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 17.3 Mar 2015 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Mar 2015 |
| Bahrain (%) | 21.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2009 - Dec 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 12.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Sep 2023 |
| Belarus (%) | 20.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2024 |
| Belgium (%) | 20.1 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
| Bolivia (%) | 13.7 Aug 2023 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Aug 2023 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 19.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Botswana (%) | 20.0 2022 | yearly | 2007 - 2022 |
| Brazil (%) | 15.8 Jun 2023 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Jun 2023 |
| Brunei (%) | 20.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 21.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2023 |
| Cambodia (%) | 22.2 2022 | yearly | 2018 - 2022 |
| Canada (%) | 17.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Chile (%) | 16.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2024 |
| China (%) | 15.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Colombia (%) | 16.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 23.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Cyprus (%) | 21.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Dec 2022 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 20.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Dec 2023 |
| Denmark (%) | 25.5 2021 | yearly | 2007 - 2021 |
| Ecuador (%) | 15.2 Aug 2023 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Aug 2023 |
| Egypt (%) | 18.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Estonia (%) | 20.0 Dec 2013 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Dec 2013 |
| Finland (%) | 20.0 Sep 2020 | quarterly | Dec 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| France (%) | 19.4 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
| Georgia (%) | 20.9 May 2023 | monthly | Oct 2002 - May 2023 |
| Germany (%) | 19.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Mar 2023 |
| Ghana (%) | 13.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Feb 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 17.5 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2008 - Dec 2022 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 21.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Hungary (%) | 19.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Dec 2023 |
| Iceland (%) | 24.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| India (%) | 16.6 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 27.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 2010 - Feb 2024 |
| Ireland (%) | 26.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
| Israel (%) | 15.7 2021 | yearly | 1997 - 2021 |
| Italy (%) | 17.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2023 |
| Jordan (%) | 17.3 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 19.4 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Feb 2024 |
| Kenya (%) | 19.0 2022 | yearly | 2000 - 2022 |
| South Korea (%) | 16.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Kosovo (%) | 15.5 Dec 2022 | semiannually | Jun 2010 - Dec 2022 |
| Kuwait (%) | 19.9 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 24.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 18.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2017 - Dec 2023 |
| Latvia (%) | 20.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Lebanon (%) | 10.5 2019 | yearly | 2010 - 2019 |
| Lithuania (%) | 19.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2023 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 22.8 Dec 2022 | semiannually | Dec 2005 - Dec 2022 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 14.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1994 - Dec 2023 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 18.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Malawi (%) | 20.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Malaysia (%) | 18.3 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Mar 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 24.4 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
| Mauritius (%) | 22.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2023 |
| Mexico (%) | 19.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Feb 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 28.2 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Mar 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 20.1 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Jun 2023 |
| Morocco (%) | 11.1 2021 | yearly | 2004 - 2021 |
| Nepal (%) | 12.4 Mar 2024 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Mar 2024 |
| Netherlands (%) | 22.3 2021 | yearly | 1998 - 2021 |
| New Zealand (%) | 14.7 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2017 |
| Nigeria (%) | 13.8 2022 | yearly | 2004 - 2022 |
| Norway (%) | 18.8 2021 | yearly | 1996 - 2021 |
| Oman (%) | 26.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2008 - Dec 2023 |
| Pakistan (%) | 19.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 16.1 Mar 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2008 - Mar 2022 |
| Panama (%) | 15.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Paraguay (%) | 17.4 Sep 2023 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Sep 2023 |
| Peru (%) | 17.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jul 2009 - Feb 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 16.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2023 |
| Poland (%) | 21.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2023 |
| Portugal (%) | 18.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Qatar (%) | 19.3 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Romania (%) | 22.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Russia (%) | 12.5 Dec 2020 | monthly | Sep 2002 - Dec 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | 20.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2023 |
| Serbia (%) | 21.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Singapore (%) | 16.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2023 |
| Slovakia (%) | 20.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Slovenia (%) | 18.5 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| South Africa (%) | 17.3 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2013 - Mar 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 17.3 Dec 2021 | semiannually | Jun 2002 - Dec 2021 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 16.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 7.1 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 23.1 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Switzerland (%) | 18.6 Jun 2019 | semiannually | Jun 2013 - Jun 2019 |
| Taiwan (%) | 15.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
| Thailand (%) | 20.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Feb 2024 |
| Turkey (%) | 16.8 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Feb 2024 |
| Ukraine (%) | 20.4 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2024 |
| United Arab Emirates (%) | 17.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Dec 2023 |
| United Kingdom (%) | 21.2 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| United States (%) | 15.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | 11.7 2022 | yearly | 1988 - 2022 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 20,955.438 2022 | yearly | 1988 - 2022 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 128.142 Dec 2015 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2015 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 1.0 2022 | yearly | 1986 - 2022 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 683.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.4 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) | 28.396 2028 | yearly | 1985 - 2028 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) | 14.118 2029 | yearly | 1991 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) | 42.514 2029 | yearly | 1985 - 2029 |
| Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) | -1,092.520 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) | 347.935 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) | 821.421 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) | 1,452.022 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) | 17,803.518 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) | 18,074.618 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) | 18,896.039 Jan 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Jan 2024 |
| Government Revenue (KWD mn) | 13,633.900 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
| Government Expenditure (KWD mn) | 18,245.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
| Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) | 226.000 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
| Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) | 486.000 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
| Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) | 12,125.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
| Public Debt (KWD mn) | 210.000 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.994 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 3,739.7 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 6,796.2 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -8.8 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 152,297.350 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 529,113.260 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 17,111.420 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 3,056.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -7.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,144,894.403 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 442,329.808 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 3.989 Jan 2024 | monthly | Sep 1991 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 252.311 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 52.734 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 661.137 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jan 2024 |
| Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) | 2,789.603 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2018 |
| Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) | 36.800 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 |
| Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) | 39.900 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 4,557.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 15,358.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 37.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 196.3 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | -224.952 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | -0.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | -99.8 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2023 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | -28.282 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 59,638.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Sep 2023 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 35.3 2022 | yearly | 2014 - 2022 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 31.307 2029 | yearly | 1980 - 2029 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 105,184.786 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) | -1,407.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) | -2,795.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 1,389.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) | 448.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 10.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) | -1,260.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) | 5.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) | 493.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 40.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Assets (KWD mn) | -36.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| Number of Investment Companies (Unit) | 41.000 Dec 2022 | monthly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2022 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 36,160.703 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 129,771.308 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 1.2 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 41,142.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Jan 2024 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 25.497 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 13.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2023 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 103.123 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 1961 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 161,418.673 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 4.3 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 129,085.2 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -0.4 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 1,258.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 177,363.370 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.06 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Mar 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 100.05 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) | 1,723.100 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) | 39,891.700 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) | 10,600.200 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2024 |
| Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) | 39,274.500 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Feb 2024 |
| Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) | 63,968.900 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Mar 2024 |
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