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27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per unit of GDP in Kuwait

Kuwait: 27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per unit of GDP was 0.6516 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.6516 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
30th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.8672 units per US$ of GDP
in 2016
All-time low
0.3266 units per US$ of GDP
in 2008
Years of data
31
1995–2025

27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 1995–2025

00.20.40.60.81995201020251995: 0.576 units per US$ of GDP1996: 0.504 units per US$ of GDP1997: 0.511 units per US$ of GDP1998: 0.583 units per US$ of GDP1999: 0.537 units per US$ of GDP2000: 0.46 units per US$ of GDP2001: 0.613 units per US$ of GDP2002: 0.527 units per US$ of GDP2003: 0.437 units per US$ of GDP2004: 0.381 units per US$ of GDP2005: 0.354 units per US$ of GDP2006: 0.34 units per US$ of GDP2007: 0.456 units per US$ of GDP2008: 0.327 units per US$ of GDP2009: 0.444 units per US$ of GDP2010: 0.368 units per US$ of GDP2011: 0.41 units per US$ of GDP2012: 0.356 units per US$ of GDP2013: 0.458 units per US$ of GDP2014: 0.551 units per US$ of GDP2015: 0.81 units per US$ of GDP2016: 0.867 units per US$ of GDP2017: 0.77 units per US$ of GDP2018: 0.7 units per US$ of GDP2019: 0.64 units per US$ of GDP2020: 0.825 units per US$ of GDP2021: 0.615 units per US$ of GDP2022: 0.491 units per US$ of GDP2023: 0.563 units per US$ of GDP2024: 0.666 units per US$ of GDP2025: 0.652 units per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.6516 units per US$ of GDP for 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per unit of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 0.8672 units per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3266 units per US$ of GDP, in 2008.

That places Kuwait 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per unit of GDP in Kuwait, year by year

Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1995 0.5759 units per US$ of GDP —
1996 0.5043 units per US$ of GDP -12.4%
1997 0.5105 units per US$ of GDP +1.2%
1998 0.5825 units per US$ of GDP +14.1%
1999 0.5366 units per US$ of GDP -7.9%
2000 0.4597 units per US$ of GDP -14.3%
2001 0.6134 units per US$ of GDP +33.4%
2002 0.5268 units per US$ of GDP -14.1%
2003 0.4374 units per US$ of GDP -17.0%
2004 0.3806 units per US$ of GDP -13.0%
2005 0.3545 units per US$ of GDP -6.9%
2006 0.3396 units per US$ of GDP -4.2%
2007 0.4559 units per US$ of GDP +34.3%
2008 0.3266 units per US$ of GDP -28.4%
2009 0.4436 units per US$ of GDP +35.8%
2010 0.3682 units per US$ of GDP -17.0%
2011 0.4096 units per US$ of GDP +11.2%
2012 0.3564 units per US$ of GDP -13.0%
2013 0.4582 units per US$ of GDP +28.5%
2014 0.5511 units per US$ of GDP +20.3%
2015 0.8104 units per US$ of GDP +47.1%
2016 0.8672 units per US$ of GDP +7.0%
2017 0.7698 units per US$ of GDP -11.2%
2018 0.6997 units per US$ of GDP -9.1%
2019 0.6404 units per US$ of GDP -8.5%
2020 0.8253 units per US$ of GDP +28.9%
2021 0.6146 units per US$ of GDP -25.5%
2022 0.4909 units per US$ of GDP -20.1%
2023 0.5633 units per US$ of GDP +14.7%
2024 0.6662 units per US$ of GDP +18.3%
2025 0.6516 units per US$ of GDP -2.2%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 0.6516 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2299 units per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (77 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 0.6516 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1108 units per US$ of GDP, 5.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.542 units per US$ of GDP 0.5043 units per US$ of GDP 0.5825 units per US$ of GDP 5
2000s 0.4338 units per US$ of GDP 0.3266 units per US$ of GDP 0.6134 units per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.5931 units per US$ of GDP 0.3564 units per US$ of GDP 0.8672 units per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.6353 units per US$ of GDP 0.4909 units per US$ of GDP 0.8253 units per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 27 Switzerland 0.7888 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 28 Malta 0.7871 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 29 Turkmenistan 0.6934 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 31 Lebanon 0.618 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 32 Andorra 0.5799 units per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 33 Saint Lucia 0.5609 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per unit of gdp in Kuwait?
27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per unit of gdp in Kuwait was 0.6516 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.8672 units per US$ of GDP in 2016.
What is the lowest 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3266 units per US$ of GDP in 2008.
How does Kuwait rank for 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per unit of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
Is 27_cross-border deposits with bis rep. banks, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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 27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
205 places, 6,143 data points, 1995–2025
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27_Cross-border deposits with BIS rep. banks divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.