Bank pre-tax ROE rose 2.50% yoy to 14.1% in Kuwait in 1Q2025, according to the National Central Bank. This is 0.583% less than in the previous quarter.
Historically, bank pre-tax ROE in Kuwait reached an all time high of 14.2% in 4Q2024 and an all time low of 2.07% in 1Q2021.
Kuwait has been ranked 29th within the group of 50 countries we follow in terms of bank pre-tax ROE, 29 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Bank Pre-Tax Return on Equity (Pre-Tax ROE) | 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 | % | 33.9% | 36.2% | 14.0% | 26.1% | 37.1% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 9.38% | 8.97% | 10.7% | 10.2% | 10.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 14.1% | 13.5% | 13.8% | 14.0% | 13.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 26.9% | 27.1% | 24.1% | 20.4% | 22.5% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Saudi Arabia | % | 14.9% | 14.7% | 14.8% | 14.9% | 15.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Turkmenistan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Arab Emirates | % | 14.2% | 14.8% | 14.4% | 14.8% | 14.7% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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