Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Kuwait's credit to private sector stands at 4.92% as of 2025-12-31, down from 91.96% in 2019. Historical data runs from 1962 to 2025 (58 observations).
In 2025, Kuwait's credit to private sector was 4.92%, down from 91.96% in 2019.
In 2019, Kuwait's credit to private sector was 91.96%, up from 90.63% in 2018.
In 2018, Kuwait's credit to private sector was 90.63%, down from 98.7% in 2017.
In 2017, Kuwait's credit to private sector was 98.7%, down from 105.19% in 2016.
In 2016, Kuwait's credit to private sector was 105.19%, up from 98.51% in 2015.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.92% | -87.03% |
| 2019 | 91.96% | +1.33% |
| 2018 | 90.63% | -8.07% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | -6.49% |
| 2016 | 105.19% | +6.68% |
| 2015 | 98.51% | +30.87% |
| 2014 | 67.64% | +7.89% |
| 2013 | 59.75% | +4.01% |
| 2012 | 55.74% | -5.06% |
| 2011 | 60.81% | -13.83% |
| 2010 | 74.64% | -4.43% |
| 2009 | 79.07% | +21.81% |
| 2008 | 57.26% | -2.31% |
| 2007 | 59.58% | +9.63% |
| 2006 | 49.95% | -0.9785% |
| 2005 | 50.93% | -5.43% |
| 2004 | 56.36% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 59.46% | +1.13% |
| 2002 | 58.34% | +1.71% |
| 2001 | 56.63% | +11.24% |
| 2000 | 45.39% | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 54.69% | -6.04% |
| 1998 | 60.73% | +13.76% |
| 1997 | 46.97% | +13.32% |
| 1996 | 33.65% | +3.63% |
| 1995 | 30.03% | +6.95% |
| 1994 | 23.08% | +5.92% |
| 1993 | 17.16% | -0.5617% |
| 1992 | 17.72% | -9.01% |
| 1991 | 26.73% | -46.98% |
| 1989 | 73.71% | -17.14% |
| 1988 | 90.85% | +7.82% |
| 1987 | 83.02% | -10.52% |
| 1986 | 93.55% | +20.12% |
| 1985 | 73.43% | +0.9957% |
| 1984 | 72.43% | +0.6463% |
| 1983 | 71.79% | -0.4024% |
| 1982 | 72.19% | +19.75% |
| 1981 | 52.44% | +18.48% |
| 1980 | 33.96% | +3.43% |
| 1979 | 30.53% | -5.66% |
| 1978 | 36.2% | +6.05% |
| 1977 | 30.15% | +6.14% |
| 1976 | 24.01% | +9.65% |
| 1975 | 14.36% | +5.14% |
| 1974 | 9.22% | -6.21% |
| 1973 | 15.44% | +3.43% |
| 1972 | 12% | +1.37% |
| 1971 | 10.63% | -2.73% |
| 1970 | 13.36% | -0.2915% |
| 1969 | 13.65% | -0.4718% |
| 1968 | 14.12% | +3.03% |
| 1967 | 11.09% | +0.9958% |
| 1966 | 10.09% | +0.1738% |
| 1965 | 9.92% | +1.74% |
| 1964 | 8.18% | -0.219% |
| 1963 | 8.39% | +2.02% |
| 1962 | 6.37% | — |
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Kuwait's credit to private sector is 4.92% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 91.96% in 2019. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 105.19% (2016); the lowest is 4.92% (2025), across data from 1962 to 2025.
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