Kuwait—Account Ownership, Female (%)
Category: FinanceSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #74 of 156Updated April 2026
Latest Value
71.5%
2024
YoY Change
-2.7%
2017 → 2024
Global Rank
#74
of 156 countries
Maximum
79.6%
2011
Minimum
64.0%
2014
CAGR
-0.8%
4 years
Last
71.5%
Previous
73.5%
Highest
79.6%
Lowest
64.0%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Kuwait's account ownership, female (%) was 71.5% in 2024, ranking #74 out of 156 countries. This represents a -2.7% change from 2017. Over the past 4 years, the highest recorded value was 79.6% (2011) and the lowest was 64.0% (2014). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71.5% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 73.5% | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 79.6% |
Top Countries — Account Ownership, Female (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 2 | Estonia | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 3 | Iceland | 99.7% | 2024 |
| 4 | Finland | 99.7% | 2024 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 99.3% | 2024 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 99.3% | 2024 |
| 7 | Austria | 99.2% | 2024 |
| 8 | Mongolia | 99.0% | 2024 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 98.9% | 2024 |
| 10 | Germany | 98.9% | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Account denotes the percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution or report personally using a mobile money service in the past 12 months (female, % age 15+).
Methodology
Data compiled by Global Findex Database, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/globalfindex.