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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 : 3.636
  • High : 3.647
  • Low : 3.6327
  • Max Fluctuation : -
  • Max Fluctuation % : -
  • Open : 3.6455
  • Time : 04:00:03
  • Yesterday :
  • Change % : INF%
  • Change : 3.636
  • Last : 0.3094 (KWD)
  • High : 0.3097
  • Low : 0.3094
  • Max Fluctuation : -
  • Max Fluctuation % : -
  • Open : 0.3097
  • Time : 00:47:24
  • Yesterday : 0.3094
  • Change % : 0%
  • Change : 0
  • Last : 0.325 (KWD)
  • High : 0.3254
  • Low : 0.325
  • Max Fluctuation : -
  • Max Fluctuation % : -
  • Open : 0.3252
  • Time : 03:57:35
  • Yesterday : 0.3257
  • Change % : 0.22%
  • Change : 0.0007

Kuwait Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
KWD/USD Ask 3.2444 3.2445 3.2444 3.2453 0.00 0.02% 2023/10/03 Time 3:58
AED/KWD Ask 0.0844 0.0843 0.0843 0.0844 0.00 0.12% 2023/10/03 Time 3:57
KWD/JOD Ask 2.3016 2.3019 2.3016 2.3019 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/03 Time 3:57
KWD/SAR Ask 12.1419 12.1425 12.1395 12.1435 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/03 Time 3:57
KWD/TRY Ask 88.8994 88.8286 88.7953 89.0252 0.04 0.04% 2023/10/03 Time 3:57
KWD/MYR Ask 15.2586 15.2591 15.2586 15.2606 0.00 0.02% 2023/10/03 Time 3:57

Kuwait Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Kuwait Main 7552.28 - 7552.28 7552.28 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 16:11
KSX 15 5749.74 - 5749.74 5749.74 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 16:11
Kuwait Parallel Market 6917.72 - 6917.72 6917.72 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 16:11
Main Market 50 5749.39 - 5749.39 5749.39 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 16:11

Kuwait Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Ahli United Bank 305 - 305 305 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 19:46
Ajwan Gulf Real Estate 16.8 - 16.8 16.8 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 19:46
Jiyad 22 - 22 22 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 0:10
The Energy House 57 - 57 57 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 0:10
Automated Systems 77 - 77 77 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 0:10
Bayan Investment 44.3 - 44.3 44.3 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 0:10

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
3638 23 Mar 3823 KWD Million
Bank Lending Rate
4.71 23 Mar 4.3 percent
Banks Balance Sheet
84549 23 Aug 84759 KWD Million
CPI Transportation
142 23 Aug 142 points
Capital Flows
-19826 22 Dec -12091 KWD Million
Central Bank Balance Sheet
13386 23 Aug 13441 KWD Million
Competitiveness Index
65.1 19 Dec 62.14 Points
Competitiveness Rank
46 19 Dec 54
Consumer Price Index CPI
130 23 Aug 130 points
Consumer Spending
17100 19 Dec 16593 KWD Million
Coronavirus Cases
665885 23 May 665851 Persons
Coronavirus Deaths
2570 23 May 2569 Persons
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
194 23 May 193 doses per 100 people
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
8260099 23 May 8260050 doses
Corporate Tax Rate
15 23 Dec 15 percent
Corruption Index
42 22 Dec 43 Points
Corruption Rank
77 22 Dec 73
Credit Rating
81 23 Jul
Crude Oil Production
2548 23 Aug 2548 BBL/D/1K
Crude Oil Rigs
22 23 Aug 27
Currency
0.31 23 Oct 0.31
Current Account
4183 23 Mar 4672 KWD Million
Current Account to GDP
28.5 22 Dec 23.7 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate
1.6 22 Dec 1.4 percent
Ease of Doing Business
83 19 Dec 97
Exports
6604 23 Mar 6787 KWD Million
Food Inflation
5.63 23 Aug 5.79 percent
Foreign Direct Investment
284 23 Mar 135 KWD Million
Foreign Exchange Reserves
42605 23 Jul 43810 USD million
GDP
185 22 Dec 137 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
8.7 22 Dec 1.3 percent
GDP Constant Prices
9011 20 Dec 8608 KWD Million
GDP Growth Rate
4.7 20 Dec 0.4 percent
GDP per capita
26788 22 Dec 24872 USD
GDP per capita PPP
49169 22 Dec 45652 USD
Gasoline Prices
0.27 23 Sep 0.28 USD/Liter
Gold Reserves
78.97 23 Jun 78.97 Tonnes
Government Budget
11.6 22 Dec 2.3 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP
2.9 22 Dec 8.7 percent of GDP
Government Spending
10429 19 Dec 9621 KWD Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
10345 19 Dec 10561 KWD Million
IP Addresses
126534 17 Mar 135358 IP
Imports
2966 23 Mar 2964 KWD Million
Inflation Rate
3.8 23 Aug 3.8 percent
Inflation Rate Mom
0.2 23 Aug 0 percent
Interbank Rate
1.56 23 Oct 1.56 percent
Interest Rate
4.25 23 Aug 4.25 percent
Internet Speed
7920 17 Mar 9026 KBps
Labor Force Participation Rate
71.5 22 Dec 70.37 percent
Loan Growth
2.41 23 Aug 3.21 percent
Loans to Private Sector
44664 23 Aug 44774 KWD Million
Military Expenditure
8244 22 Dec 9024 USD Million
Money Supply M1
10724 23 Aug 11037 KWD Million
Money Supply M2
39169 23 Aug 39242 KWD Million
Money Supply M3
39169 23 Aug 39242 KWD Million
Personal Income Tax Rate
0 23 Dec 0 percent
Population
4.22 22 Dec 4.34 Million
Producer Prices
146 23 Jun 146 points
Remittances
1220 23 Mar 1168 KWD Million
Reverse Repo Rate
3.88 23 Jul 3.63 percent
Stock Market
6855 23 Oct 6918 points
Terrorism Index
0 21 Dec 0.16 Points
Tourism Revenues
526 20 Dec 1198 USD Million
Tourist Arrivals
2161 20 Dec 8565 Thousand
Unemployment Rate
2.5 22 Dec 2.8 percent
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Bank Lending Rate 4.71 4.71 4.71 4.46 4.21 percent
CPI Transportation 142 144 144 144 144 points
Consumer Price Index CPI 130 132 132 134 134 points
Consumer Spending 17100 18212 KWD Million
Crude Oil Production 2548 2650 2650 2650 2650 BBL/D/1K
Current Account to GDP 28.5 20 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate 1.6 1.6 percent
Food Inflation 5.63 3.5 3.2 3 3.8 percent
GDP 185 197 207 215 USD Billion USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate 8.7 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 percent
GDP Growth Rate 4.7 1.7 2 2 2 percent
GDP per capita 26788 28529 30012 31213 USD USD
GDP per capita PPP 49169 52365 55088 57291 USD USD
Gasoline Prices 0.27 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.3 USD/Liter
Government Budget 11.6 -6.8 3 5 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP 2.9 3 percent of GDP
Government Spending 10429 11107 KWD Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 10345 11017 KWD Million
Inflation Rate 3.8 3.2 2.5 2.8 3 percent
Inflation Rate Mom 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 percent
Interbank Rate 1.56 1.56 1.56 1.31 1.06 percent
Interest Rate 4.25 4.25 4.25 4 3.75 percent
Loans to Private Sector 44664 46976 47408 47632 47567 KWD Million
Population 4.22 4.3 Million
Stock Market 6855 6772 6659 6547 6438 points
Unemployment Rate 2.5 4 percent