Bank capital to assets ratio — all countries

Bank capital to assets ratio — Kuwait

Bank capital to assets ratio in Kuwait in 2025 — 11.41%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 89. Since 2007, the indicator has risen by 0.46 pp.

2025 11.41% −0.28 pp vs 2024
World rank 22of 89
Period maximum 12.66%2022
Period minimum 9.91%2008

Trend over time

2007–2025 · % of assets

Bank capital to assets ratio — Kuwait, 2007–202591011121320072009201120132015201720192021202320252007: 10.94%2008: 9.91%2009: 10.21%2010: 11.49%2011: 11.33%2012: 11.04%2013: 11.07%2014: 10.27%2015: 10.83%2016: 11.46%2017: 11.44%2018: 11.6%2019: 11.19%2020: 11.77%2021: 12.18%2022: 12.66%2023: 12.08%2024: 11.69%2025: 11.41%
Change over the period: +0.46 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp
Bank capital to assets ratio — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.41 −0.28 pp
2024 11.69 −0.39 pp
2023 12.08 −0.58 pp
2022 12.66 +0.48 pp
2021 12.18 +0.41 pp
2020 11.77 +0.58 pp
2019 11.19 −0.41 pp
2018 11.6 +0.16 pp
2017 11.44 −0.02 pp
2016 11.46 +0.62 pp
2015 10.83 +0.56 pp
2014 10.27 −0.79 pp
2013 11.07 +0.03 pp
2012 11.04 −0.29 pp
2011 11.33 −0.16 pp
2010 11.49 +1.28 pp
2009 10.21 +0.3 pp
2008 9.91 −1.03 pp
2007 10.94

Western Asia, 2025

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About the indicator

The ratio of the book capital and reserves of banks to their total assets, without risk weighting. A simple but crude indicator of soundness: it does not account for the quality of assets, so in supervisory practice it is supplemented by capital adequacy requirements under the Basel standards.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the correct weight is the total assets of banks, and we have no such series. The ratio is computed on book values, without adjusting for the risk of assets.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.