Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Kuwait, 2007–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-performing loans to total gross loans in Kuwait is 1.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Kuwait peaked at 11.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 136th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.8% | — |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +76.8% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +68.4% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -25.7% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -32.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +7.9% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | -9.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 67% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.9%, 28% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 3.8% | 11.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 1.6% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More development goals data for Kuwait
- Red List Index 0.8878 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 67.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,929 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 342 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 213 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.1158 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 395 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-performing loans to total gross loans in Kuwait?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Kuwait was 1.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 11.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Kuwait ranks 136th out of 156 countries with data for 2025.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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