Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

1995 - 2026 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

  • Kuwait Domestic Credit increased 16.2 % YoY in Jan 2026, compared with an increase of 17.5 % YoY in the previous month
  • Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth YoY data is updated monthly
  • It averaged 2,590.0 %, available from Jan 1995 to Jan 2026
  • The data reached an all-time high of 35,205.0 % in Nov 2006 and a record low of 0.0 % in Dec 2025

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 157.6 USD bn in Jan 2026
  • Money Supply M2 in Kuwait increased to 138.4 USD bn YoY in Jan 2026
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 35.2 USD bn in Jan 2026
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 10.9 Months of Import in Sep 2025
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.6 % in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 1.6 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of Kuwait reached 1.0 % in Sep 2025, accounting for 1.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Kuwait's Domestic Credit Growth from Jan 1995 to Jan 2026 in the chart:

Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

What was Kuwait's Domestic Credit Growth in Jan 2026?

Kuwait Domestic Credit increased 16.2 % YoY in Jan 2026, compared with an increase of 17.5 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
16.2 Jan 2026 17.5 Dec 2025 0.0 Dec 2025 35,205.0 Nov 2006 % monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026

Domestic Credit Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 8.1 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2026
Algeria (%) 15.8 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Argentina (%) 59.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 17.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 3.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 21.0 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Bahrain (%) 10.3 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1992 - Jan 2026
Bangladesh (%) 10.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1988 - Jan 2026
Belarus (%) 12.0 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2007 - Feb 2026
Belgium (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Bolivia (%) 10.5 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 13.8 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2026
Botswana (%) 9.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 10.9 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Brunei (%) 4.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) 12.8 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 5.6 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2026
Canada (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2026
Chile (%) 3.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Dec 2025
China (%) 8.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 2000 - Feb 2026
Colombia (%) 11.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 5.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 2.2 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2006 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 7.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Denmark (%) -11.6 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
Ecuador (%) 9.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - Feb 2026
Egypt (%) 20.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Estonia (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jun 1993 - May 2025
European Union (%) 0.5 May 2025 monthly Sep 1998 - May 2025
Finland (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
France (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Georgia (%) 10.7 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1996 - Jan 2026
Germany (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Ghana (%) -9.1 May 2025 monthly Jan 1968 - May 2025
Greece (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 3.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 9.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2026
Iceland (%) 7.8 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 1994 - Feb 2025
India (%) 12.8 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (%) 11.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Iran (%) 26.8 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2017
Ireland (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Israel (%) 12.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 10.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Nov 2025
Japan (%) -0.2 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2004 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 14.0 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2026
Kenya (%) -0.4 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
South Korea (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 15.6 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2008 - Jan 2026
Kuwait (%) 16.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Kyrgyzstan (%) 67.4 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2026
Laos (%) 12.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Dec 2025
Latvia (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - May 2025
Lebanon (%) -32.7 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - May 2025
Luxembourg (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) -26.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1985 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (%) 11.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Malawi (%) 51.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Nov 2025
Malaysia (%) 4.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2026
Malta (%) 7.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2026
Mauritius (%) 9.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2006 - Jan 2026
Mexico (%) 5.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 20.8 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Mongolia (%) 17.6 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1992 - Feb 2026
Montenegro (%) 11.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Morocco (%) 7.2 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Mozambique (%) 7.9 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Myanmar (%) 16.4 Jan 2021 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2021
Nepal (%) 4.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2026
Netherlands (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
New Zealand (%) 4.3 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1989 - Jan 2026
Nigeria (%) 6.9 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1991 - Jan 2026
Norway (%) 4.1 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1986 - Jan 2026
Oman (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2025
Pakistan (%) 11.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2009 - Jan 2026
Palestinian Territory (%) 6.8 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2026
Panama (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 10.5 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Peru (%) 11.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Philippines (%) 10.0 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Poland (%) 11.9 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - Jan 2026
Portugal (%) 0.3 Aug 2019 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2019
Qatar (%) 6.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Romania (%) 7.8 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2005 - Jan 2026
Russia (%) 14.1 May 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - May 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 11.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) 22.7 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Jan 2026
Singapore (%) 4.7 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2005 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (%) 2.2 May 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - May 2025
Slovenia (%) -86.1 May 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2025
South Africa (%) 9.3 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1966 - Jan 2026
Spain (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 11.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Sudan (%) 71.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Sweden (%) -3.1 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
Switzerland (%) 2.3 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1988 - Jan 2026

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Kuwait Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -3,440.015 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 128.142 Dec 2015 monthly Sep 2003 - Dec 2015
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 1.2 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 7,383.1 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) 29.719 2030 yearly 1985 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) 14.274 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 44.112 2030 yearly 1985 - 2030
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 1,134.847 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 21,978.132 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 23,112.979 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Public Debt (KWD mn) 2,250.000 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Jan 2026
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 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 (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
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 Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -1,561.505 2024 yearly 1989 - 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 2,731.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,933.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 1.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 50,049.855 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 347,503.397 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,176.130 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 3,202.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 2.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 1,308,449.500 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 650,043.407 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1.753 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 316.498 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 77.687 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 668.594 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) 0.945 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2020 - Sep 2025
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
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) 3,480.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 8,835.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 22.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 175.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 182.526 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 421.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -238.889 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 74,413.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 41.3 2024 yearly 2014 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 36.449 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 116,734.177 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
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: 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: 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: 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 (%) 1.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,656.604 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 138,408.532 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
M2 Growth (%) 3.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 35,195.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Jan 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 23.542 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 10.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 104.020 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 1961 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 197,112.387 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 157,622.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,549.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 174,921.083 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 7.62 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 104.26 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 42,180.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,626.600 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 42,180.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,561.600 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 75,725.800 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026

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