Inflation, GDP deflator in Kuwait
Kuwait: Inflation, GDP deflator was -5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Kuwait, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded -5.0% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
That represents a change of down 240.3% on the previous year and up 80.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Kuwait peaked at 173.2% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -26.0%, in 2015.
Kuwait ranks 209th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.5% | -2.0% | 173.2% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.5% | -25.7% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | -17.2% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | -17.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -26.0% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | -16.5% | 29.4% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.3065 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.47 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -14.57 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products -3.61 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products -11.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 10.15 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 33.08 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 12,148 current LCU (2024)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 41,110 current US$ (2024)
- GNI 59.49 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Kuwait?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Kuwait was -5.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 173.2% in 1974.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.0% in 2015.
- How does Kuwait rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Kuwait ranks 209th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.