Bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities fell 2.83% yoy to 22.2% in Kuwait in 1Q2025, according to the National Central Bank. This is 2.56% less than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities in Kuwait reached an all time high of 38.4% in 3Q2018 and an all time low of 22.1% in 2Q2024.
Kuwait has been ranked 25th within the group of 27 countries we follow in terms of bank liquid assets as a share of short-term liabilities, 25 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Bank Liquid Assets (As % of Short-Term Liabilities) | Unit | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 |
Bahrain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Iraq | % | 60.1% | 62.0% | 58.7% | 62.9% | 61.6% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Jordan | % | 112% | 115% | 115% | 110% | 113% | ||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | % | 24.0% | 24.2% | 22.9% | 22.1% | 22.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | % | 105% | 103% | 102% | 104% | 113% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Qatar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Saudi Arabia | % | 38.6% | 38.9% | 37.2% | 36.9% | 36.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Syria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Turkmenistan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
United Arab Emirates | % | 40.7% | 43.6% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 45.2% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Yemen | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |