Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio

2011 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio

  • Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.6 % in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 1.6 % in the previous quarter
  • Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2011 to Sep 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 8.6 % in Mar 2011 and a record low of 1.4 % in Dec 2023

The Central Bank of Kuwait provides quarterly Non Performing Loans Ratio.


Further information about Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio

  • In the latest reports, Money Supply M2 in Kuwait increased 3.5 % 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 Domestic Credit reached 154.7 USD bn in Oct 2025, representing an increased of 16.7 % YoY
  • Household Debt of Kuwait reached 1.7 USD bn in Oct 2025, accounting for 0.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Kuwait's Non Performing Loans Ratio from Mar 2011 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio

What was Kuwait's Non Performing Loans Ratio in Sep 2025?

Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.6 % in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 1.6 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.6 Sep 2025 1.6 Jun 2025 1.4 Dec 2023 8.6 Mar 2011 % quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025

Non Performing Loans Ratio by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2007 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 20.7 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Argentina (%) 4.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 1.2 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2025
Australia (%) 1.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Jun 2025
Austria (%) 3.0 Jun 2025 semiannually Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.9 Mar 2015 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2015
Bahrain (%) 2.7 Mar 2025 semiannually Mar 2013 - Mar 2025
Bangladesh (%) 24.1 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2025
Belarus (%) 1.0 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2018
Belgium (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) 3.1 Jun 2025 monthly Aug 2014 - Jun 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 2.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 4.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2011 - Oct 2025
Brunei (%) 1.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.2 2024 yearly 2009 - 2024
Canada (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Chile (%) 2.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
China (%) 1.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 4.1 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 2.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 5.5 Jul 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Jul 2025
Czech Republic (%) 1.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Denmark (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (%) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Egypt (%) 2.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 0.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Oct 2025
European Union (%) 3.7 2017 yearly 2008 - 2017
Finland (%) 1.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
France (%) 2.1 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Georgia (%) 1.7 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Germany (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Ghana (%) 19.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Greece (%) 31.9 Dec 2013 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2013
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 1.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) 7.8 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
India (%) 2.8 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Indonesia (%) 2.3 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2025
Iran (%) 11.1 May 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - May 2025
Ireland (%) 1.0 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2025
Israel (%) 0.7 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2025
Italy (%) 2.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2008 - Jun 2025
Japan (%) 1.2 Sep 2024 semiannually Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Jordan (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 3.5 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2008 - Oct 2025
Kenya (%) 15.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2016 - Jun 2025
South Korea (%) 0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 2.0 May 2025 monthly Jul 2010 - May 2025
Kuwait (%) 1.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 10.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Oct 2025
Laos (%) 1.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025
Latvia (%) 1.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Lebanon (%) 23.8 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2011 - Jun 2020
Lithuania (%) 0.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.2 Dec 2013 semiannually Dec 2005 - Dec 2013
Macau SAR, China (%) 5.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 2.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 9.4 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Malaysia (%) 1.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Malta (%) 2.2 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Mauritius (%) 3.8 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2025
Mexico (%) 2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 4.7 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2002 - Oct 2025
Mongolia (%) 5.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (%) 4.3 Jun 2024 monthly Aug 2010 - Jun 2024
Morocco (%) 8.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
Nepal (%) 2.5 2015 yearly 2003 - 2015
Netherlands (%) 1.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (%) 0.5 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2017
Nigeria (%) 6.1 2019 yearly 2003 - 2019
Norway (%) 0.4 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Oman (%) 4.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 3.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 1.5 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2008 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (%) 2.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Peru (%) 3.0 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 3.3 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 4.9 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1996 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 1.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Oct 2025
Qatar (%) 3.7 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Romania (%) 2.9 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2014 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 16.8 Nov 2020 monthly Jun 2009 - Nov 2020
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 2.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2008 - Jun 2025
Singapore (%) 1.3 Dec 2019 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2019
Slovakia (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Slovenia (%) 0.8 Aug 2025 monthly Mar 2008 - Aug 2025
South Africa (%) 5.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 2.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1962 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Sudan (%) 3.7 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Sweden (%) 0.5 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2024
Switzerland (%) 0.8 2023 yearly 2005 - 2023
Taiwan (%) 0.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Tajikistan (%) 20.6 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2019
Thailand (%) 3.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2019

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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 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) 2,272.5 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: 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) 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: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 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: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (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: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 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: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 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: Debit (KWD mn) 0.000 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: 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
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) 37,261.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1964 - Sep 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
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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