01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Kuwait

Kuwait: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks was 35.89 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
35.89 billion
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
47th
of 208 countries
All-time high
39.34 billion
in 2023
All-time low
5.89 billion
in 1997
Years of data
31
1995–2025

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Kuwait, 1995–2025

10.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B1995201020251995: 8.1B1996: 7.1B1997: 5.9B1998: 7.5B1999: 8.6B2000: 7.4B2001: 7.2B2002: 7.7B2003: 9.7B2004: 10.2B2005: 13.3B2006: 16.0B2007: 21.9B2008: 37.4B2009: 30.3B2010: 21.5B2011: 21.6B2012: 18.3B2013: 20.2B2014: 18.8B2015: 19.6B2016: 20.5B2017: 23.7B2018: 25.4B2019: 29.4B2020: 28.0B2021: 32.1B2022: 36.0B2023: 39.3B2024: 35.7B2025: 35.9B

Source: BIS.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 35.89 billion for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in 2025.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Kuwait peaked at 39.34 billion in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.89 billion, in 1997.

Kuwait ranks 47th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.44 billion 5.89 billion 8.63 billion 5
2000s 16.12 billion 7.24 billion 37.45 billion 10
2010s 21.89 billion 18.29 billion 29.39 billion 10
2020s 34.51 billion 28.00 billion 39.34 billion 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 44 Bahamas 50.13 billion compare
  2. 45 Egypt 48.03 billion compare
  3. 46 Vietnam 43.07 billion compare
  4. 48 Greece 35.81 billion compare
  5. 49 Nigeria 34.74 billion compare
  6. 50 Hungary 34.44 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Kuwait?
01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Kuwait was 35.89 billion in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 39.34 billion in 2023.
What is the lowest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 5.89 billion in 1997.
How does Kuwait rank for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?
Kuwait ranks 47th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,309 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Locational Banking Statistics.