Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

1995 - 2025 | Monthly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

  • Kuwait Domestic Credit increased 16.7 % YoY in Oct 2025, compared with an increase of 13.7 % YoY in the previous month
  • Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth YoY data is updated monthly
  • It averaged 3.9 %, available from Jan 1995 to Oct 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 154.7 USD bn in Oct 2025
  • Money Supply M2 in Kuwait increased to 137.5 USD bn YoY in Oct 2025
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 37.3 USD bn in Sep 2025
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 11.8 Months of Import in Jun 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 0.9 % in Jun 2025, accounting for 0.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP

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

Kuwait Domestic Credit Growth

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

Kuwait Domestic Credit increased 16.7 % YoY in Oct 2025, compared with an increase of 13.7 % YoY in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
16.7 Oct 2025 13.7 Sep 2025 -7.7 May 2001 34.1 Jan 2008 % monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025

Domestic Credit Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 9.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Oct 2025
Algeria (%) 10.7 Jul 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2025
Argentina (%) 66.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 21.7 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 3.6 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 8.6 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1992 - Oct 2025
Bangladesh (%) 10.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1988 - Sep 2025
Belarus (%) 15.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2007 - Oct 2025
Belgium (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Bolivia (%) 10.8 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 12.2 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 9.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 8.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Brunei (%) 4.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (%) 15.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Oct 2025
Cambodia (%) 3.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Oct 2025
Canada (%) 4.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 6.1 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1979 - Aug 2025
China (%) 7.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2000 - Oct 2025
Colombia (%) 6.3 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Croatia (%) 5.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jun 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 2.6 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2006 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (%) 7.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Denmark (%) -11.6 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
Ecuador (%) 12.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Egypt (%) 27.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
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 (%) 12.7 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1996 - Oct 2025
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 (%) 2.5 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Aug 2025
Hungary (%) 5.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Iceland (%) 7.8 Feb 2025 monthly Sep 1994 - Feb 2025
India (%) 10.4 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Iran (%) 25.8 Feb 2017 monthly Jan 1965 - Feb 2017
Ireland (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Israel (%) 13.3 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Aug 2025
Italy (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 11.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Aug 2025
Japan (%) -0.2 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2004 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 15.1 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Kenya (%) 8.0 Jul 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Jul 2025
South Korea (%) 6.5 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 16.5 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2008 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (%) 16.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 78.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Oct 2025
Laos (%) 10.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2025
Latvia (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - May 2025
Lebanon (%) 2.2 Jan 2018 monthly Mar 1966 - Jan 2018
Lithuania (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - May 2025
Luxembourg (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) -22.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1985 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 19.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Malawi (%) 53.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Sep 2025
Malaysia (%) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Oct 2025
Malta (%) 8.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (%) 11.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Oct 2025
Mexico (%) 6.8 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 18.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Mongolia (%) 22.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (%) 22.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Morocco (%) 5.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Mozambique (%) 12.6 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2025
Myanmar (%) 16.4 Jan 2021 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2021
Nepal (%) 5.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.2 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1989 - Oct 2025
Nigeria (%) -12.6 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1991 - Oct 2025
Norway (%) 3.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1986 - Oct 2025
Oman (%) 7.4 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 8.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2009 - Oct 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 7.6 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Panama (%) 1.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (%) 13.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 11.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 10.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Poland (%) 9.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Oct 2025
Portugal (%) 0.3 Aug 2019 monthly Dec 2001 - Aug 2019
Qatar (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Romania (%) 10.4 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 14.1 May 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - May 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 21.6 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2017
Serbia (%) 21.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Singapore (%) 5.2 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2005 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (%) 2.2 May 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - May 2025
Slovenia (%) -86.1 May 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2025
South Africa (%) 7.7 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1966 - Oct 2025
Spain (%) -100.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 82.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2022
Sweden (%) -3.1 May 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2025
Switzerland (%) 2.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Oct 2025

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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) 6,711.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 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) 336.796 Sep 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Sep 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 Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -1,561.505 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) 23,644.325 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: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 550.910 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) 486.000 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Revenue (KWD mn) 13,633.900 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 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) 2,272.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,364.9 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -16.7 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jun 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) 3,092.5 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Jun 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 6.6 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jun 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) 2.735 Jul 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Jul 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 295.319 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 52.486 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 638.906 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Jun 2025
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: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) 39.900 Sep 2018 quarterly Sep 2014 - Sep 2018
Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) 36.800 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) 2,137.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 8,094.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 21.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 172.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1,084.720 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 8.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 1,075.914 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 72,069.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 41.5 2024 yearly 2014 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 26.022 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 116,734.177 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
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: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 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: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 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: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) -1,407.000 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: 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: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (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 (%) 0.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,579.146 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 137,467.671 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 34,670.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 26.539 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 11.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 103.781 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1961 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 189,078.409 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 8.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 154,670.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,660.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 173,948.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.30 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 103.67 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,633.400 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
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 40,707.200 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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