Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

1995 - 2024 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

  • Kuwait Domestic Credit increased 2.4 % YoY in Nov 2024, compared with an increase of 2.2 % YoY in the previous month
  • Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth YoY data is updated monthly
  • It averaged 5.3 %, available from Jan 1995 to Nov 2024
  • The data reached an all-time high of 34.1 % in Jan 2008 and a record low of -7.7 % in May 2001

CEIC calculates Domestic Credit Growth from monthly Domestic Credit. Domestic Credit is calculated as the sum of Claims on Private Sector and Government minus Liabilities on Government. The Central Bank of Kuwait provides Domestic Credit in local currency.


Further information about Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

  • In the latest reports, Kuwait Domestic Credit reached 131.9 USD bn in Nov 2024
  • Money Supply M2 in Kuwait increased to 132.5 USD bn YoY in Nov 2024
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 40.9 USD bn in Oct 2024
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 14.3 Months of Import in Jun 2024
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.7 % in Sep 2024, compared with the ratio of 1.7 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of Kuwait reached 0.7 % in Jun 2024, accounting for 0.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Kuwait's Domestic Credit Growth from Jan 1995 to Nov 2024 in the chart:

Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

What was Kuwait's Domestic Credit Growth in Nov 2024?

Kuwait Domestic Credit increased 2.4 % YoY in Nov 2024, compared with an increase of 2.2 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2.4 Nov 2024 2.2 Oct 2024 -7.7 May 2001 34.1 Jan 2008 % monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024

Domestic Credit Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 9.6 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Oct 2024
Algeria (%) 14.3 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Argentina (%) 150.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Oct 2024
Armenia (%) 20.7 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1994 - Oct 2024
Australia (%) -1.1 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Austria (%) -1.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Azerbaijan (%) -1.0 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Bahrain (%) 6.8 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 1992 - Oct 2024
Bangladesh (%) 9.1 Sep 2024 monthly Jul 1988 - Sep 2024
Belarus (%) 15.4 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2007 - Nov 2024
Belgium (%) 0.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Bolivia (%) 6.3 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.6 Oct 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Oct 2024
Botswana (%) 27.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Brazil (%) 10.3 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Brunei (%) 20.6 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jul 2024
Bulgaria (%) 14.7 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1994 - Oct 2024
Cambodia (%) 2.6 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2024
Canada (%) 3.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Oct 2024
Chile (%) 4.5 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1979 - Oct 2024
China (%) 9.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2000 - Oct 2024
Colombia (%) 6.3 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Croatia (%) 5.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) -2.2 Oct 2024 monthly Nov 2006 - Oct 2024
Czech Republic (%) 6.4 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Denmark (%) -4.9 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2024
Ecuador (%) 6.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2024
Egypt (%) 29.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2024
Estonia (%) 3.6 Jul 2024 monthly Jun 1993 - Jul 2024
European Union (%) -1.4 Aug 2024 monthly Sep 1998 - Aug 2024
Finland (%) -4.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
France (%) 1.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Georgia (%) 21.6 Oct 2024 monthly Oct 1996 - Oct 2024
Germany (%) -8.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Ghana (%) -3.5 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Jul 2024
Greece (%) 3.5 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.0 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1991 - Sep 2024
Hungary (%) 8.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2024
Iceland (%) 9.4 Oct 2024 monthly Sep 1994 - Oct 2024
India (%) 11.0 Sep 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (%) 8.5 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2024
Iran (%) 25.8 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2017
Ireland (%) -2.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Israel (%) 9.7 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Aug 2024
Italy (%) 1.8 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 10.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Aug 2024
Japan (%) 1.4 Oct 2024 monthly Apr 2004 - Oct 2024
Jordan (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 20.6 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024
Kenya (%) 2.3 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Sep 2024
South Korea (%) 5.3 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Kosovo (%) 17.0 Oct 2024 monthly Nov 2008 - Oct 2024
Kuwait (%) 2.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 35.1 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Oct 2024
Laos (%) 21.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2024
Latvia (%) -1.6 Aug 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Aug 2024
Lebanon (%) 2.2 Jan 2018 monthly Mar 1966 - Jan 2018
Lithuania (%) 4.2 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 1994 - Aug 2024
Luxembourg (%) 2.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) -3.1 Jul 2024 monthly Jun 1985 - Jul 2024
North Macedonia (%) 5.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2024
Malawi (%) 56.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2024
Malaysia (%) 5.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2024
Malta (%) 7.1 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2024
Mauritius (%) 11.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2006 - Oct 2024
Mexico (%) 14.6 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Moldova (%) 18.9 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Mongolia (%) 22.5 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2024
Montenegro (%) 1.3 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2024
Morocco (%) 6.6 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Mozambique (%) 13.5 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Myanmar (%) 16.4 Jan 2021 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2021
Nepal (%) 5.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Netherlands (%) -4.7 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2024
New Zealand (%) 0.7 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1989 - Oct 2024
Nigeria (%) 33.3 Aug 2024 monthly Nov 1993 - Aug 2024
Norway (%) 3.3 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1986 - Nov 2024
Oman (%) 4.7 Sep 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2024
Pakistan (%) 17.8 Oct 2024 monthly Jun 2009 - Oct 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 6.8 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2024
Panama (%) 5.8 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Paraguay (%) 16.7 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Peru (%) 17.5 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jul 2024
Philippines (%) 9.8 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Poland (%) 4.5 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Oct 2024
Portugal (%) 0.3 Aug 2019 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2019
Qatar (%) 4.2 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2024
Romania (%) 13.8 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2024
Russia (%) 21.1 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 21.6 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2017
Serbia (%) 7.6 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2024
Singapore (%) 4.5 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Oct 2024
Slovakia (%) 2.4 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Aug 2024
Slovenia (%) 3.5 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
South Africa (%) 6.8 Oct 2024 monthly Mar 1966 - Oct 2024
Spain (%) -1.6 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 3.0 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2024
Sudan (%) 82.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2022
Sweden (%) -6.8 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2024
Switzerland (%) 2.3 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Oct 2024

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Kuwait Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -3.1 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -5,077.511 2023 yearly 1988 - 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 128.142 Dec 2015 monthly Sep 2003 - Dec 2015
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.1 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 162.7 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) 27.335 2029 yearly 1985 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) 14.007 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 40.250 2029 yearly 1985 - 2029
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -1,561.505 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 550.910 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 336.796 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 2024
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) 2,116.770 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) 23,644.325 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 9,630.195 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 9,966.991 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 2024
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) 486.000 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Revenue (KWD mn) 13,633.900 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -1,561.505 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Public Debt (KWD mn) 50.000 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,745.4 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,865.0 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -24.3 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 56,120.447 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 280,728.170 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 13,928.974 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,119.6 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 10.2 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,224,246.807 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 638,823.973 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 6.680 Aug 2024 monthly Sep 1991 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 261.412 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 72.137 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 615.853 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2024
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -24.316 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2020 - Sep 2024
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
Export Value Index (2015=100) 116.639 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 102.988 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1,748.6 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 11,086.1 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 27.9 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 128.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 13.987 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 45.5 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -31.551 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 65,430.7 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Mar 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 39.4 2023 yearly 2014 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 25.453 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 113,840.261 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
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: 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
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) 0.000 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: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 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
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,183.889 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 132,490.155 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
M2 Growth (%) 4.2 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 40,913.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 25.562 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 14.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 103.173 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1961 - Nov 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 174,743.694 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 131,857.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 2.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,273.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 185,903.662 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.84 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 104.60 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,503.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 40,707.600 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,591.600 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 40,707.600 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 66,264.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2024

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