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Kuwait

Kuwait ( ; Arabic: الكويت al-Kuwayt, Gulf Arabic pronunciation: [ɪl‿ɪkweːt] or [lɪkweːt]), officially the State of Kuwait (Arabic: دولة الكويت ), is a country in the Middle East. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait also shares maritime borders with Iran. Kuwait has a coastal length of approximately 500 km (311 mi). Most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of the capital and largest city Kuwait City. As of 2022, Kuwait has a population of 4.45 million people of which 1.45 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.00 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Historically, most of present-day Kuwait was part of ancient Mesopotamia. Before the discovery of oil, Kuwait was a strategic trade port between Mesopotamia, Persia and India. Oil reserves were discovered in commercial quantities in 1938. In 1946, crude oil was exported for the first time. From 1946 to 1982, the country underwent large-scale modernization, largely based on income from oil production. In the 1980s, Kuwait experienced a period of geopolitical instability and an economic crisis ... [More]
  • Last : 3.7843
  • High : 3.7847
  • Low : 3.783
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  • Open : 3.7843
  • Time : 00:54:46
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  • Change : 3.7843
  • Last : 0.3088 (KWD)
  • High : 0.3094
  • Low : 0.3088
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  • Time : 19:11:24
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  • Change : 0.3088
  • Last : 0.3332 (KWD)
  • High : 0.3338
  • Low : 0.3329
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  • Time : 20:16:30
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  • Change : 0.3332

Kuwait Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
CAD/KWD Ask 0.2271 - 0.2268 0.2275 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 20:42
KWD/EUR Ask 3.0211 - 3.0152 3.024 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 20:16
EUR/KWD Ask 0.3332 - 0.3329 0.3338 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 20:16
KWD/GBP Ask 2.5874 - 2.5836 2.5914 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 20:16
GBP/KWD Ask 0.3888 - 0.3882 0.3894 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 20:16
KWD/TRY Ask 93.8434 - 93.6789 94.143 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 19:46

Kuwait Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Kuwait Main 7282.83 - 7282.83 7282.83 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 16:46
KSX 15 5484.23 - 5484.23 5484.23 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 16:46
Kuwait Parallel Market 6655.4 - 6655.4 6655.4 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 16:46
Main Market 50 5386.14 - 5386.14 5386.14 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/07 Time 16:46

Kuwait Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
INOVEST BSC 87.9 - 87.9 87.9 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/10 Time 22:12
Gulf Finance Group 76.8 - 76.8 76.8 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/10 Time 22:12
Egyptian Kuwaiti Hld 253 - 253 253 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/10 Time 22:12
Boursa Kuwait Securities Company KPSC 1700 - 1700 1700 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/10 Time 22:12
Al Manar Financing and Leasing Co KSCC 56.9 - 56.9 56.9 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/10 Time 22:12
Al Eid Food Company KSCP 182 - 182 182 0.00 0.00% 2023/12/10 Time 22:12

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
3245 25.3 4020 7066
Bank Lending Rate
4.85 3.6 4.71 9.1
Banks Balance Sheet
86414 9942 85428 86414
CPI Transportation
143 102 142 143
Capital Flows
-19826 -22336 -12091 1633
Central Bank Balance Sheet
12657 1046 13297 14781
Competitiveness Index
65.1 19 Dec 62.14 Points
Competitiveness Rank
46 19 Dec 54
Consumer Price Index CPI
131 65.3 131 131
Consumer Spending
17100 198 16593 17100
Coronavirus Cases
665885 0 665851 665885
Coronavirus Deaths
2570 0 2569 2570
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
194 0.06 193 194
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
8260099 2500 8260050 8260099
Corporate Tax Rate
15 15 15 55
Corruption Index
42 39 43 53
Corruption Rank
77 35 73 85
Credit Rating
81 23 Jul
Crude Oil Production
2548 0 2548 3768
Crude Oil Rigs
24 1 22 47
Currency
0.31 0.26 0.31 0.32
Current Account
3728 -908 3251 18142
Current Account to GDP
28.5 -242 23.7 54.57
Deposit Interest Rate
1.6 1.4 1.4 9.21
Ease of Doing Business
83 19 Dec 97
Exports
6116 648 6619 8855
Food Inflation
5.71 -1.6 5.68 14.2
Foreign Direct Investment
137 -126 286 721
Foreign Exchange Reserves
42022 23.2 42555 46924
GDP
185 1.83 137 185
GDP Annual Growth Rate
8.7 -20.62 1.3 33.99
GDP Constant Prices
9011 20 Dec 8608 KWD Million
GDP Growth Rate
4.7 20 Dec 0.4 percent
GDP per capita
26788 22581 24872 41161
GDP per capita PPP
49169 41447 45652 75551
Gasoline Prices
0.28 0.17 0.27 0.28
Gold Reserves
78.97 13 78.97 105
Government Budget
11.6 -151 2.3 43.3
Government Debt to GDP
2.9 1.09 8.7 151
Government Spending
10429 19 Dec 9621 KWD Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
10345 96 10561 10561
IP Addresses
126534 17 Mar 135358 IP
Imports
2871 440 2599 2871
Inflation Rate
3.8 -1.15 3.7 11.7
Inflation Rate Mom
0.4 -0.8 0.3 2.2
Interbank Rate
1.56 0.63 1.56 11.95
Interest Rate
4.25 1.5 4.25 7.25
Internet Speed
7920 17 Mar 9026 KBps
Labor Force Participation Rate
71.5 64.8 70.37 73.28
Loan Growth
3.35 0.6 2.75 43.8
Loans to Private Sector
45225 1456 44855 47081
Military Expenditure
8244 22 Dec 9024 USD Million
Money Supply M1
10990 1042 10811 13434
Money Supply M2
39339 6378 39058 41530
Money Supply M3
39339 6516 39058 41732
Personal Income Tax Rate
0 0 0 0
Population
4.22 0.31 4.34 4.46
Producer Prices
147 80.4 146 147
Remittances
1220 943 1168 1495
Reverse Repo Rate
3.88 0.75 3.88 5.87
Stock Market
6655 4340 6655 8472
Terrorism Index
0 0 0.16 5.58
Tourism Revenues
526 286 1198 1198
Tourist Arrivals
1606 1606 2161 8599
Unemployment Rate
2.5 0.5 2.8 3.3
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Bank Lending Rate 4.85 4.85 4.85 4.6 4.35 9.1
CPI Transportation 143 144 144 145 145 143
Consumer Price Index CPI 131 132 133 133 134 131
Consumer Spending 17100 18212 17100
Crude Oil Production 2548 2550 2550 2650 2670 3768
Current Account to GDP 28.5 30.3 54.57
Food Inflation 5.71 5.5 3.2 3 3.8 14.2
GDP 185 197 185
GDP Annual Growth Rate 8.7 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 33.99
GDP Growth Rate 4.7 1.7 2 2 2 percent
GDP per capita 26788 28529 41161
GDP per capita PPP 49169 52365 75551
Gasoline Prices 0.28 0.29 0.29 0.3 0.31 0.28
Government Budget 11.6 -6.8 43.3
Government Debt to GDP 2.9 3 151
Government Spending 10429 11107 KWD Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 10345 11017 10561
Inflation Rate 3.8 3.6 2.8 2.5 2.7 11.7
Inflation Rate Mom 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.2
Interbank Rate 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.31 1.06 11.95
Interest Rate 4.25 4.25 4.25 4 3.75 7.25
Loan Growth 3.35 3.7 4 4.5 4.8 43.8
Loans to Private Sector 45225 46976 47408 47632 47771 47081
Population 4.22 4.3 4.46
Stock Market 6655 6544 6436 6329 6223 8472
Unemployment Rate 2.5 2.2 3.3