Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

1995 - 2024 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

  • Kuwait Domestic Credit increased 0.2 % YoY in Jan 2024, compared with an increase of 1.1 % YoY in the previous month
  • Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth YoY data is updated monthly
  • It averaged 5.4 %, available from Jan 1995 to Jan 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 128.0 USD bn in Jan 2024
  • Money Supply M2 in Kuwait increased to 126.6 USD bn YoY in Jan 2024
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 42.4 USD bn in Dec 2023
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 13.8 Months of Import in Sep 2023
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.7 % in Sep 2023, compared with the ratio of 1.6 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of Kuwait reached 0.5 % in Sep 2023, accounting for 0.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP

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

Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

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

Kuwait Domestic Credit increased 0.2 % YoY in Jan 2024, compared with an increase of 1.1 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.2 Jan 2024 1.1 Dec 2023 -7.7 May 2001 34.1 Jan 2008 % monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024

Domestic Credit Growth by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 1.2 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2023
Algeria (%) 0.2 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Argentina (%) 164.4 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Aug 2023
Armenia (%) 17.7 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 1.0 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) -1.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 14.5 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Bahrain (%) 4.7 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1992 - Dec 2023
Bangladesh (%) 11.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1988 - Jan 2024
Belarus (%) 17.3 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2007 - Feb 2024
Belgium (%) 0.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (%) 6.3 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.3 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
Botswana (%) 8.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Brazil (%) 13.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Brunei (%) 34.6 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2023
Bulgaria (%) 18.1 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1994 - Jan 2024
Cambodia (%) 4.1 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Canada (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) 2.9 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1979 - Dec 2023
China (%) 10.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 2000 - Jan 2024
Colombia (%) 5.6 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2023
Croatia (%) 5.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) -6.1 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2006 - Jan 2024
Czech Republic (%) 10.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Denmark (%) -5.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 9.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Jan 2024
Egypt (%) 25.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Estonia (%) 10.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 1993 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) -1.0 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1998 - Dec 2023
Finland (%) -4.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
France (%) 1.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 16.2 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1996 - Jan 2024
Germany (%) -2.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) -0.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1968 - Dec 2023
Greece (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) -0.3 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 1991 - Nov 2023
Hungary (%) -2.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Iceland (%) 4.0 Jan 2024 monthly Sep 1994 - Jan 2024
India (%) 12.0 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2024
Indonesia (%) 8.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Iran (%) 25.8 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2017
Ireland (%) -5.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) 3.9 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2023
Italy (%) -4.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 12.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2023
Japan (%) 3.3 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2004 - Jan 2024
Jordan (%) 4.8 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 23.1 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2024
Kenya (%) 13.5 Oct 2023 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2023
South Korea (%) 5.9 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Kosovo (%) 13.3 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2008 - Jan 2024
Kuwait (%) 0.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 26.2 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2024
Laos (%) 23.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Dec 2023
Latvia (%) 0.8 Dec 2023 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2023
Lebanon (%) 2.2 Jan 2018 monthly Mar 1966 - Jan 2018
Lithuania (%) -3.5 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) -6.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 0.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1985 - Jan 2024
North Macedonia (%) 5.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2024
Malawi (%) 32.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2024
Malaysia (%) 6.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2024
Malta (%) 5.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2024
Mauritius (%) 10.3 Nov 2023 monthly Jun 2006 - Nov 2023
Mexico (%) 7.6 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) 7.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Mongolia (%) 16.9 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2024
Montenegro (%) 7.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2024
Morocco (%) 2.7 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Mozambique (%) 7.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Myanmar (%) 16.4 Jan 2021 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2021
Nepal (%) 8.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Netherlands (%) -5.4 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
New Zealand (%) 1.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1989 - Jan 2024
Nigeria (%) 65.9 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 1993 - Jan 2024
Norway (%) 3.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1986 - Jan 2024
Oman (%) 5.2 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Pakistan (%) 18.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 2009 - Jan 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 5.8 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2024
Panama (%) 4.0 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Paraguay (%) 11.8 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Peru (%) 8.4 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2023
Philippines (%) 9.8 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2024
Poland (%) 1.9 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Jan 2024
Portugal (%) 0.3 Aug 2019 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2019
Qatar (%) 4.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2024
Romania (%) 8.3 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2024
Russia (%) 25.4 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 21.6 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2017
Serbia (%) -1.7 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2024
Singapore (%) -1.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Jan 2024
Slovakia (%) 3.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2023
Slovenia (%) -1.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
South Africa (%) 6.5 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1966 - Jan 2024
Spain (%) -3.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (%) -97.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Sudan (%) 82.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2022
Sweden (%) -3.7 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Switzerland (%) 1.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Jan 2024

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 20,745.883 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 1988 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 682.8 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 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) 9.523 2028 yearly 1991 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 29.444 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -1,727.605 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 333.812 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 715.857 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) 1,170.418 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) 15,445.426 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 16,457.174 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 17,173.031 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2018 - Dec 2023
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) 486.000 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 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 Revenue (KWD mn) 13,633.900 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,817.0 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,006.5 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
Total Exports Growth (%) 61.8 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2021
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) 3,189.5 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2021
Total Imports Growth (%) 27.7 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2021
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) 4.977 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1973 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 266.038 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 27.186 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 505.174 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2017 - Mar 2021
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) 29.379 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
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 (%) 1.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,098.521 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 126,586.246 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
M2 Growth (%) -0.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 42,350.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1964 - Dec 2023
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) 103.073 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1961 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 157,920.013 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 128,049.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 0.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,157.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 175,098.033 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 2.65 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 100.05 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023

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