Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate was 32.2 cents on the dollar in 2019. ▲ Rising
Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Kuwait, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in cents on the dollar.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 32.2 cents on the dollar for resolving insolvency: recovery rate in 2019.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Kuwait peaked at 35.7 cents on the dollar in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.4 cents on the dollar, in 2007.
Kuwait ranks 99th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | cents on the dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.7 cents on the dollar | — |
| 2004 | 31.4 cents on the dollar | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 31.2 cents on the dollar | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 28.1 cents on the dollar | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 27.4 cents on the dollar | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 28.1 cents on the dollar | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 28.1 cents on the dollar | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.8 cents on the dollar | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 35.7 cents on the dollar | +15.9% |
| 2012 | 31.7 cents on the dollar | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 32 cents on the dollar | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.1 cents on the dollar | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 32 cents on the dollar | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.9 cents on the dollar | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 32.6 cents on the dollar | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.4 cents on the dollar | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.2 cents on the dollar | -0.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 32.2 cents on the dollar is below the median for high income countries, which is 55.55 cents on the dollar, 58% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 32.2 cents on the dollar is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 30 cents on the dollar, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.29 cents on the dollar | 27.4 cents on the dollar | 31.4 cents on the dollar | 7 |
| 2010s | 32.44 cents on the dollar | 30.8 cents on the dollar | 35.7 cents on the dollar | 10 |
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 resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Kuwait?
- Resolving insolvency: recovery rate in Kuwait was 32.2 cents on the dollar in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest resolving insolvency: recovery rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7 cents on the dollar in 2011.
- What is the lowest resolving insolvency: recovery rate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4 cents on the dollar in 2007.
- How does Kuwait rank for resolving insolvency: recovery rate?
- Kuwait ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is resolving insolvency: recovery rate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Resolving insolvency: Recovery rate (cents on the dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The recovery rate is recorded as cents on the dollar recovered by secured creditors through judicial reorganization, liquidation or debt enforcement (foreclosure or receivership) proceedings. The calculation takes into account the outcome: whether the business emerges from the proceedings as a going concern or the assets are sold piecemeal.