Kuwait

Inflation in Kuwait

Inflation in Kuwait: 2.9% a year in 2014 and 2.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.4% a year
Since 2014
−0.5 percentage points
Rank, 2025
106 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
1.9% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in KuwaitInflation in Kuwait: 2.9% a year in 2014 and 2.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.9% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.9% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 4% a year in 2022, the lowest 0.6% a year in 2018.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearKuwait
20252.4
20242.9
20233.6
20224
20213.4
20202.1
20191.1
20180.6
20171.6
20162.9
20153.3
20142.9
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKuwait
20262.2
20272.4
20282.3
20292.1
20301.9
20311.9

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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