Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio

2011 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio

  • Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.4 % in Dec 2023, compared with the ratio of 1.7 % in the previous quarter
  • Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2011 to Dec 2023
  • 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 0.2 % YoY in Feb 2024
  • Kuwait Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 41.1 USD bn in Jan 2024
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 13.6 Months of Import in Dec 2023
  • The country's Domestic Credit reached 129.3 USD bn in Feb 2024, representing an increased of 2.4 % YoY
  • Household Debt of Kuwait reached 1.9 USD bn in Feb 2024, accounting for 1.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Kuwait's Non Performing Loans Ratio from Mar 2011 to Dec 2023 in the chart:

Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio

What was Kuwait's Non Performing Loans Ratio in Dec 2023?

Kuwait Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.4 % in Dec 2023, compared with the ratio of 1.7 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1.4 Dec 2023 1.7 Sep 2023 1.4 Dec 2023 8.6 Mar 2011 % quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 2007 - Jan 2024
Algeria (%) 20.3 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Argentina (%) 2.0 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2024
Armenia (%) 2.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Australia (%) 1.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2004 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) 2.0 Jun 2023 semiannually Dec 2009 - Jun 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 5.9 Mar 2015 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2015
Bahrain (%) 3.0 Mar 2023 semiannually Mar 2013 - Mar 2023
Bangladesh (%) 9.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2023
Belarus (%) 1.0 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2018
Belgium (%) 0.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (%) 3.3 Feb 2024 monthly Aug 2014 - Feb 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 3.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Botswana (%) 3.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Brazil (%) 3.3 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2011 - Feb 2024
Brunei (%) 2.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Bulgaria (%) 2.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2023
Cambodia (%) 2.1 2020 yearly 2009 - 2020
Canada (%) 0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Chile (%) 2.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Feb 2024
China (%) 1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Colombia (%) 5.1 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 1995 - Feb 2024
Croatia (%) 2.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
Cyprus (%) 7.9 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2014 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (%) 1.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Denmark (%) 0.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 5.8 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Mar 2024
Egypt (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Estonia (%) 0.2 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Feb 2024
European Union (%) 3.7 2017 yearly 2008 - 2017
Finland (%) 1.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
France (%) 2.4 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Georgia (%) 1.7 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Germany (%) 1.1 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Ghana (%) 24.6 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2005 - Feb 2024
Greece (%) 31.9 Dec 2013 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2013
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 1.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2023
Hungary (%) 1.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2015 - Dec 2023
Iceland (%) 7.8 2021 yearly 2009 - 2021
India (%) 3.9 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 2.5 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2023
Iran (%) 7.3 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2023
Ireland (%) 1.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2023
Israel (%) 0.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Italy (%) 2.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2008 - Dec 2023
Japan (%) 1.2 Sep 2023 semiannually Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Jordan (%) 4.5 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Kazakhstan (%) 3.1 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2008 - Mar 2024
Kenya (%) 11.1 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2021
South Korea (%) 0.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2001 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 2.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 2010 - Feb 2024
Kuwait (%) 1.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.7 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Feb 2024
Laos (%) 1.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2017 - Dec 2023
Latvia (%) 1.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2023
Lebanon (%) 23.8 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2011 - Jun 2020
Lithuania (%) 0.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) 0.2 Dec 2013 semiannually Dec 2005 - Dec 2013
Macau SAR, China (%) 4.1 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Feb 2024
North Macedonia (%) 2.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Malawi (%) 6.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Malaysia (%) 1.6 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2005 - Feb 2024
Malta (%) 2.5 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Mauritius (%) 5.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2023
Mexico (%) 2.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) 5.5 Mar 2024 monthly Sep 2002 - Mar 2024
Mongolia (%) 7.1 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Mar 2024
Montenegro (%) 5.2 Jul 2023 monthly Aug 2010 - Jul 2023
Morocco (%) 8.7 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2001 - Feb 2024
Nepal (%) 2.5 2015 yearly 2003 - 2015
Netherlands (%) 1.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
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 (%) 4.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2008 - Dec 2023
Pakistan (%) 7.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) 4.2 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2008 - Mar 2022
Panama (%) 1.9 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2008 - Feb 2024
Paraguay (%) 3.2 Mar 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2024
Peru (%) 3.8 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2024
Philippines (%) 3.4 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - Feb 2024
Poland (%) 5.4 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1996 - Feb 2024
Portugal (%) 1.3 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1997 - Feb 2024
Qatar (%) 3.7 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Romania (%) 2.4 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 2014 - Feb 2024
Russia (%) 16.8 Nov 2020 monthly Jun 2009 - Nov 2020
Saudi Arabia (%) 1.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2023
Serbia (%) 3.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2023
Singapore (%) 1.3 Dec 2019 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2019
Slovakia (%) 2.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2009 - Feb 2024
Slovenia (%) 0.7 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - Jan 2024
South Africa (%) 5.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2024
Spain (%) 3.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1962 - Jan 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Sudan (%) 3.7 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Sweden (%) 0.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Switzerland (%) 0.7 2021 yearly 2005 - 2021
Taiwan (%) 0.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Tajikistan (%) 20.6 Apr 2019 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2019
Thailand (%) 3.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2019

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 11.7 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 20,955.438 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 1986 - 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 683.0 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Feb 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) 14.118 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 29.444 2028 yearly 1985 - 2028
Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) -1,092.520 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Jan 2024
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) 347.935 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Jan 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 821.421 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Jan 2024
Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) 1,452.022 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Jan 2024
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) 17,803.518 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Jan 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 18,074.618 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Jan 2024
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 18,896.039 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Jan 2024
Government Expenditure (KWD mn) 18,245.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Revenue (KWD mn) 13,633.900 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) 486.000 2016 yearly 1987 - 2016
Public Debt (KWD mn) 210.000 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Feb 2024
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) 4.443 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 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) 31.307 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
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: 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: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) -1,260.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: 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
Number of Investment Companies (Unit) 41.000 Dec 2022 monthly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 34,477.801 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 127,742.722 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
M2 Growth (%) 0.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 41,142.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Jan 2024
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) 103.106 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1961 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 159,614.897 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 129,301.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 2.4 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,918.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 176,845.991 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.18 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 100.05 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,647.800 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 39,274.500 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 10,600.200 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 39,274.500 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 63,932.000 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024

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