Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Kuwait
Kuwait: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 31.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Kuwait, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 31.6% for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in 2019.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Kuwait peaked at 34.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2007.
That places Kuwait 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 16.6% | — |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +115.2% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 34.2% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 31.6% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 14.5% | 31.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 29.0% | 34.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Kuwait?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Kuwait was 31.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2007.
- How does Kuwait rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Kuwait ranks 80th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.