Kuwait: Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Kuwait's automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) fell 0.76 on 2023 (from 58.8 to 58.04).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +1.49 and a typical year strayed about 4.89 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.47 in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.4 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 4% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Kuwait had the 50th highest value of the 149 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kuwait in the 2024 ranking

• Hungary — 46th of 149: 62.8
• Cabo Verde — 47th of 149: 59.37
• Antigua and Barbuda — 48th of 149: 58.38
• Estonia — 50th of 149: 57.2
• Serbia — 51st of 149: 57.01
• Saudi Arabia — 52nd of 149: 56.06

What this measures

Automated teller machines (ATMs) are electromechanical devices which enable customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions such as cash withdrawals, balance inquiries, deposits, transfer of funds, and obtaining account information, using an electronic card.

Limitations: Population-based ratios of the number of branches and ATMs assume a uniform distribution of bank outlets within a country's area and across its population, while in most countries bank branches and ATMs are concentrated in urban centers of the country and are accessible only to some individuals.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 21 values

Automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 1.79 (2019)
• Algeria — 12.09 (2024)
• Bahrain — 31.36 (2024)
• Djibouti — 17.64 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 37.06 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 83.63 (2018)
• Iraq — 14.18 (2023)
• Israel — 133.06 (2024)
• Jordan — 30.36 (2024)
• Lebanon

More financial sector data for Kuwait

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$0.31 (2025)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 46.3 billion (2025)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 28.58 billion (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 42.12 billion (2025)
• Broad money to total reserves ratio — 2.66 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$0.31 (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 4.92% (2025)
• Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money) — 6.39% (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 4.92% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Kuwait's automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults)?

58.04 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 89.78% from 30.58 in 2004 (3.26% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 76.01 in 2019 and the lowest 30.58 in 2004.

How does Kuwait rank?

50th highest of 149 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) unusual for Kuwait?

In 2024, Kuwait's automated teller machines (ATMs) (per 100,000 adults) fell 0.76 on 2023 (from 58.8 to 58.04). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +1.49 and a typical year strayed about 4.89 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FB.ATM.TOTL.P5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), uri: https://data.imf.org/?sk=E5DCAB7E-A5CA-4892-A6EA-598B5463A34C Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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