2026.02.2312:00:00UTC+00Kuwait Bank Lending Growth Edges Higher to 7.06% in January 2026

Kuwait’s bank lending growth strengthened at the start of 2026, with the annual rate rising to 7.06% in January 2026, up from 6.87% in December 2025. The data, updated on 23 February 2026, reflect a year-over-year comparison, measuring how lending in January 2026 changed versus January a year earlier.

The previous reading for December 2025, at 6.87%, was itself based on a year-over-year comparison against December of the prior year. The latest uptick to 7.06% suggests a modest acceleration in credit expansion within Kuwait’s banking sector as the new year began, indicating sustained demand for loans across the economy on an annual basis.