22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in Kuwait
Kuwait: 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita was 8,351 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in Kuwait, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in Kuwait is 8,351 units per person, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in Kuwait peaked at 14,581 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,429 units per person, in 1997.
That places Kuwait 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 5,050 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 5,695 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 5,447 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 4,179 units per person | -23.3% |
| 1997 | 3,429 units per person | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 4,154 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 4,690 units per person | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 3,962 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 3,774 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 3,935 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 4,748 units per person | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 4,861 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 6,124 units per person | +26.0% |
| 2006 | 7,086 units per person | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 9,287 units per person | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 14,581 units per person | +57.0% |
| 2009 | 11,127 units per person | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 7,704 units per person | -30.8% |
| 2011 | 7,445 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 5,578 units per person | -25.1% |
| 2013 | 5,833 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 5,275 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 5,278 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 5,425 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 6,036 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 6,311 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 7,033 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 6,843 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 7,944 units per person | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 8,441 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 8,786 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 8,322 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 8,351 units per person | +0.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 8,351 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 14,533 units per person, 57% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 8,351 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 505.17 units per person, 16.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,664 units per person | 3,429 units per person | 5,695 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 6,948 units per person | 3,774 units per person | 14,581 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,192 units per person | 5,275 units per person | 7,704 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,115 units per person | 6,843 units per person | 8,786 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in Kuwait?
- 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in Kuwait was 8,351 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 14,581 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,429 units per person in 1997.
- How does Kuwait rank for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 52nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total ÷ Population, total
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- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.