Private bank lending in Kuwait increase 5.45% year-on-year in May 2026 to KWD 51.5 million from KWD 48.8 million in May 2025. Loan Growth in Kuwait averaged 12.22 percent from 1994 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 43.80 percent in December of 1995 and a record low of 0.60 percent in May of 2011. source: Central Bank of Kuwait

Loan Growth in Kuwait is expected to be 7.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Kuwait Loan Growth is projected to trend around 5.00 percent in 2027 and 4.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-25 10:40 AM
Private Bank Lending YoY
Apr 5.97% 7.29%
2026-06-23 10:45 AM
Private Bank Lending YoY
May 5.45% 5.97%
2026-07-27 01:00 PM
Private Bank Lending YoY
Jun 5.45% 7.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Banks Balance Sheet 104919.10 105192.40 KWD Million May 2026
Central Bank Balance Sheet 10431.00 10540.90 KWD Million May 2026
Official Reserve Assets 11902.00 11999.30 KWD Million May 2026
Interest Rate 3.50 3.50 percent Jun 2026
Private Bank Lending YoY 5.45 5.97 percent May 2026
Loans to Private Sector 51501.20 51318.50 KWD Million May 2026
Money Supply M1 11264.50 11271.30 KWD Million May 2026
M2 Money Supply YoY 42948.40 42863.10 KWD Million May 2026
Money Supply M3 42948.40 42863.10 KWD Million May 2026
Reverse Repo Rate 3.13 3.13 percent May 2026


Kuwait Loan Growth
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.45 5.97 43.80 0.60 1994 - 2026 percent Monthly
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