Kuwait: Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Kuwait's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) fell 3.06 on 2023 (from 1,255 to 1,252).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +8.48 and a typical year strayed about 50.61 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 113.54 in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 88.38 in 2009. 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 2% 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 29th highest value of the 74 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

• Cyprus — 26th of 74: 1,288
• Latvia — 27th of 74: 1,275
• Hungary — 28th of 74: 1,263
• Eswatini — 30th of 74: 1,220
• Bangladesh — 31st of 74: 1,143
• El Salvador — 32nd of 74: 1,111

What this measures

Depositors with commercial banks are the reported number of deposit account holders, including both resident non-financial corporations (both public and private) and individuals from the household sector, at commercial banks within the reporting jurisdiction for every 1,000 adults. The major types of deposits are checking accounts, savings accounts, and time deposits.

Limitations: For many countries data cover the total number of deposit accounts due to lack of information on account holders.

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

All 21 values

Depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 199.74 (2019)
• Djibouti — 160.11 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 420.76 (2024)
• Israel — 1,098 (2024)
• Lebanon — 440.82 (2024)
• Malta — 1,449 (2024)
• Pakistan — 617.49 (2024)
• Qatar — 956.65 (2021)
• Saudi Arabia — 1,834 (2024)
• Tunisia

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 depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults)?

1,252 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 14.44% from 1,094 in 2004 (0.68% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,330 in 2007 and the lowest 1,094 in 2004.

How does Kuwait rank?

29th highest of 74 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) unusual for Kuwait?

In 2024, Kuwait's depositors with commercial banks (per 1,000 adults) fell 3.06 on 2023 (from 1,255 to 1,252). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +8.48 and a typical year strayed about 50.61 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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.CBK.DPTR.P3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), uri: https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA:FAS 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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