Consumer price index in Kuwait
Kuwait: Consumer price index was 151.75 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Consumer price index in Kuwait, 1972–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, consumer price index in Kuwait stood at 151.75 2010 = 100. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Kuwait peaked at 151.75 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20.06 2010 = 100, in 1972.
That places Kuwait 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.61 2010 = 100 | 20.06 2010 = 100 | 35.79 2010 = 100 | 8 |
| 1980s | 46.09 2010 = 100 | 38.27 2010 = 100 | 50.75 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.2 2010 = 100 | 55.74 2010 = 100 | 68.7 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.19 2010 = 100 | 69.94 2010 = 100 | 95.7 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.51 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 126.6 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 141 2010 = 100 | 129.26 2010 = 100 | 151.75 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Domestic credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -16.9% (2025)
- Broad money 87.4% (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 4.9% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 28.58 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 46.30 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net migration 42,775 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 8.41 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 4.9% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 0.3065 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Kuwait?
- Consumer price index in Kuwait was 151.75 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 151.75 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.06 2010 = 100 in 1972.
- How does Kuwait rank for consumer price index?
- Kuwait ranks 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).