Kuwait: Financial institutions development, depth

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 Kuwait

Financial institutions development, depth

 Latest value 0.237
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.151
 Min - Max 0.059 - 0.274
 Source International Monetary Fund
The latest value from 2021 is 0.237 index points, a decline from 0.274 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.291 index points, based on data from 175 countries. Historically, the average for Kuwait from 1980 to 2021 is 0.151 index points. The minimum value, 0.059 index points, was reached in 1993 while the maximum of 0.274 index points was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Kuwait - Financial institutions development, depth - Recent values chart

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Kuwait - Financial institutions development, depth - historical chart - 1980-2021




Definition: Measures the development of financial institutions in terms of depth. Constructed as a principal component of the following variables: Private-sector credit to GDP; Pension fund assets to GDP; Mutual fund assets to GDP; and Insurance premiums, life and non-life, to GDP. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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