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Bank nonperforming loans in Kuwait

Bank nonperforming loans in Kuwait was 1.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.14 pts from 2024. That is the 121st highest of 138 countries in 2023.

20251.4%
Change on 2024-0.14 pts
Rank121st of 138Countries ranked
Series high11.462009
Series low1.362021
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Bank nonperforming loans in Kuwait, 2007 to 2025

02.557.51012.520072010201320162019202220252007: 3.85 %2008: 6.8 %2009: 11.46 %2010: 8.95 %2011: 6.98 %2012: 5.19 %2013: 3.64 %2014: 2.89 %2015: 2.37 %2016: 2.22 %2017: 1.95 %2018: 1.62 %2019: 1.78 %2020: 2.01 %2021: 1.36 %2022: 1.41 %2023: 1.42 %2024: 1.54 %2025: 1.4 %
%. Source: World Bank, Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 19 values
Period%
20251.4
20241.54
20231.42
20221.41
20211.36
20202.01
20191.78
20181.62
20171.95
20162.22
20152.37
20142.89
20133.64
20125.19
20116.98
20108.95
200911.46
20086.8
20073.85

Rankings

Definition

Nonperforming loans as a percentage of total gross loans. A loan is nonperforming when it is at least 90 days overdue or is unlikely to be repaid in full without realizing collateral.

Compiled by WDI from IMF Financial Soundness Indicators. Reporting methods can differ across countries and years. The latest year varies by country, and missing World values remain absent.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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APA 7

World Bank. (2026). Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS) (Bank nonperforming loans, Kuwait, 2007 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS

MLA 9

Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS), Bank nonperforming loans, Kuwait, 2007 to 2025. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/kuwait. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

World Bank. 2026. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). Bank nonperforming loans, Kuwait, 2007 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/kuwait.

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World Bank (2026) Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS), Bank nonperforming loans, Kuwait, 2007 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/kuwait (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{world_bank_nonperforming_loans_kuwait_2025,
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  title = {{Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (\%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS): Bank nonperforming loans, Kuwait, 2007 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-nonperforming-loans/kuwait. Publisher attribution: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (\%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FB.AST.NPER.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.},
}
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What is the bank nonperforming loans in Kuwait?

Bank nonperforming loans in Kuwait was 1.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is down 0.14 pts from 2024. That is the 121st highest of 138 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Bank nonperforming loans to total gross loans (%) (FB.AST.NPER.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest bank nonperforming loans in Kuwait?

11.46% in 2009, the highest value since 2007 in this series.

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