Kuwait Inflation

Indicator note: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.

Source organization: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Kuwait recorded 2,36 percent in 2025, the latest year available in this series.

Compared with 2024, the inflation decreased by 0,54.

Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.

Across 12 observations from 2014 to 2025, the average was 2,63; the minimum was 0,54 in 2018 and the maximum was 3,98 in 2022.

Kuwait ranks 121 out of 200 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.

The latest value is below the available average for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan.

It is also above the available average for the High income group.

Price pressure, purchasing power and changes in the cost of living.