Kuwait: Non-performing loans

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 Kuwait

Non-performing loans as percent of all bank loans

 Latest value 1.36
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2007 - 2021
 Average 4.20
 Min - Max 1.36 - 11.46
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 1.36 percent, a decline from 2.01 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 5.94 percent, based on data from 134 countries. Historically, the average for Kuwait from 2007 to 2021 is 4.2 percent. The minimum value, 1.36 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 11.46 percent was recorded in 2009. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Kuwait - Non-performing loans - Recent values chart

Historical series
Kuwait - Non-performing loans - historical chart - 2007-2021




The percent non-performing loans in Kuwait reflects the health of the banking system. A higher percent of such loans shows that banks have difficulty collecting interest and principal on their credits. That may lead to less profits for the banks in Kuwait and, possibly, bank closures.
Definition: Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans are the value of nonperforming loans divided by the total value of the loan portfolio (including nonperforming loans before the deduction of specific loan-loss provisions). The loan amount recorded as nonperforming should be the gross value of the loan as recorded on the balance sheet, not just the amount that is overdue.

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