Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

1995 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

  • Kuwait Domestic Credit increased 5.0 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with an increase of 4.7 % YoY in the previous month
  • Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth YoY data is updated monthly
  • It averaged 5.3 %, available from Jan 1995 to Jan 2025
  • 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 134.1 USD bn in Jan 2025
  • Money Supply M2 in Kuwait increased to 132.1 USD bn YoY in Jan 2025
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 39.3 USD bn in Dec 2024
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 13.3 Months of Import in Sep 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 0.9 % in Sep 2024, accounting for 0.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Kuwait's Domestic Credit Growth from Jan 1995 to Jan 2025 in the chart:

Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

What was Kuwait's Domestic Credit Growth in Jan 2025?

Kuwait Domestic Credit increased 5.0 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with an increase of 4.7 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.0 Jan 2025 4.7 Dec 2024 -7.7 May 2001 34.1 Jan 2008 % monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025

Domestic Credit Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 10.7 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2025
Algeria (%) 13.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Argentina (%) 50.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Armenia (%) 23.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2024
Australia (%) -0.2 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Austria (%) -0.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Azerbaijan (%) -0.7 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Bahrain (%) 6.4 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1992 - Nov 2024
Bangladesh (%) 9.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 1988 - Jan 2025
Belarus (%) 13.8 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2007 - Dec 2024
Belgium (%) 1.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Bolivia (%) 6.3 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 11.8 Jan 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2025
Botswana (%) 27.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Brazil (%) 6.8 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Brunei (%) 20.6 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jul 2024
Bulgaria (%) 18.4 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Jan 2025
Cambodia (%) 2.2 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2024
Canada (%) 3.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2024
Chile (%) 5.5 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1979 - Nov 2024
China (%) 7.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 2000 - Jan 2025
Colombia (%) 6.3 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Croatia (%) 5.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) -0.7 Jan 2025 monthly Nov 2006 - Jan 2025
Czech Republic (%) 6.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%) -8.3 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Ecuador (%) 5.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2025
Egypt (%) 35.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Estonia (%) 9.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jun 1993 - Dec 2024
European Union (%) 2.7 Dec 2024 monthly Sep 1998 - Dec 2024
Finland (%) -1.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
France (%) 1.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Georgia (%) 24.2 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1996 - Jan 2025
Germany (%) 4.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Ghana (%) 18.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1968 - Nov 2024
Greece (%) 2.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) -0.2 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 1991 - Oct 2024
Hungary (%) 13.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%) 9.4 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1994 - Jan 2025
India (%) 11.1 Dec 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Indonesia (%) 6.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Iran (%) 25.8 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2017
Ireland (%) 2.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Israel (%) 12.9 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2024
Italy (%) 2.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 12.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2024
Japan (%) 1.3 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2004 - Dec 2024
Jordan (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 17.3 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2025
Kenya (%) 3.3 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 2024
South Korea (%) 5.7 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Kosovo (%) 18.2 Jan 2025 monthly Nov 2008 - Jan 2025
Kuwait (%) 5.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 47.2 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Laos (%) 21.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2024
Latvia (%) -4.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2024
Lebanon (%) 2.2 Jan 2018 monthly Mar 1966 - Jan 2018
Lithuania (%) 8.4 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2024
Luxembourg (%) 2.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) -11.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jun 1985 - Nov 2024
North Macedonia (%) 9.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Malawi (%) 38.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2025
Malaysia (%) 4.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2025
Malta (%) 8.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2025
Mauritius (%) 14.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Jan 2025
Mexico (%) 14.8 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Moldova (%) 21.9 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Mongolia (%) 24.7 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2025
Montenegro (%) 4.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Morocco (%) 7.3 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2025
Mozambique (%) 21.5 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Myanmar (%) 16.4 Jan 2021 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2021
Nepal (%) 4.3 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2025
Netherlands (%) -1.7 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
New Zealand (%) 2.0 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 1989 - Jan 2025
Nigeria (%) -0.6 Jan 2025 monthly Nov 1993 - Jan 2025
Norway (%) 3.7 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Jan 2025
Oman (%) 6.0 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2024
Pakistan (%) 14.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 2009 - Jan 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 2.3 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2025
Panama (%) 4.9 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Paraguay (%) 16.7 Oct 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2024
Peru (%) 2.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2024
Philippines (%) 10.9 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2025
Poland (%) 5.8 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Jan 2025
Portugal (%) 0.3 Aug 2019 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2019
Qatar (%) 4.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2025
Romania (%) 15.1 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2005 - Dec 2024
Russia (%) 19.1 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 21.6 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2017
Serbia (%) 10.7 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2025
Singapore (%) 6.1 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2005 - Jan 2025
Slovakia (%) 1.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Slovenia (%) 4.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%) 6.2 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 1966 - Jan 2025
Spain (%) 0.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Sudan (%) 82.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2022
Sweden (%) -2.4 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Switzerland (%) 2.6 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Jan 2025

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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) 162.3 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Dec 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 (KWD mn) 13,633.900 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
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 Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -1,561.505 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Public Debt (KWD mn) 50.000 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,621.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,957.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -18.3 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 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) 3,336.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 14.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 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) 5.779 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 1991 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 307.030 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Nov 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 56.101 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 715.944 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Nov 2024
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -18.295 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2020 - Nov 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) 3,461.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 12,143.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 31.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 253.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1.965 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 300.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -298.682 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 62,095.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 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: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 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: 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: CA: Primary Income: Debit (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: 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
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 33,809.570 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 132,059.043 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 4.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 39,257.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 25.562 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 13.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 102.839 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1961 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 176,710.462 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 134,098.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 5.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,464.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 185,845.904 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.42 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 104.60 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2024
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,633.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 40,707.200 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,421.800 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 40,707.200 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 66,591.400 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025

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