Kuwait — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Kuwait, 1973–2025.
Inflation for Kuwait was 2.36% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 53 years, from 1973 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 12.99% in 1974. The lowest was -0.55% in 1992 (about -4.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.38% per year.
Kuwait ranks 115 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 61%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 2.04%, so Kuwait sits above it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 82% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 28%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 11 of 23 economies; Saudi Arabia (2.04%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2207% in 1999. That is 9% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 66th of 99 in 1973 → 92nd of 106 in 1980 → 57th of 131 in 1990 → 118th of 163 in 2000 → 70th of 186 in 2010 → 85th of 178 in 2020 → 100th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1973 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.36% | -0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 3.64% | -0.3 pp |
| 2022 | 3.98% | +0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 3.42% | +1.3 pp |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.09% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 0.54% | -1.6 pp |
| 2017 | 2.17% | -1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 3.27% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 2.91% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 2.68% | -0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 3.26% | -1.6 pp |
| 2011 | 4.84% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 4.61% | -6.0 pp |
| 2008 | 10.58% | +5.1 pp |
| 2007 | 5.48% | +2.4 pp |
| 2006 | 3.06% | -1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 4.14% | +2.9 pp |
| 2004 | 1.25% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 0.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.89% | -0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 1.81% | -1.2 pp |
| 1999 | 2.99% | +2.9 pp |
| 1998 | 0.13% | -0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 0.68% | -2.9 pp |
| 1996 | 3.55% | +0.9 pp |
| 1995 | 2.69% | +0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 2.53% | +2.2 pp |
| 1993 | 0.38% | +0.9 pp |
| 1992 | -0.55% | -9.6 pp |
| 1991 | 9.06% | -0.8 pp |
| 1990 | 9.83% | +6.5 pp |
| 1989 | 3.34% | +1.9 pp |
| 1988 | 1.47% | +0.8 pp |
| 1987 | 0.65% | -0.3 pp |
| 1986 | 0.95% | -0.5 pp |
| 1985 | 1.49% | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 1.18% | -3.5 pp |
| 1983 | 4.72% | -3.1 pp |
| 1982 | 7.78% | +0.4 pp |
| 1981 | 7.37% | +0.4 pp |
| 1980 | 6.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 7.05% | -1.6 pp |
| 1978 | 8.69% | -1.2 pp |
| 1977 | 9.89% | +4.7 pp |
| 1976 | 5.24% | -3.2 pp |
| 1975 | 8.39% | -4.6 pp |
| 1974 | 12.99% | +4.7 pp |
| 1973 | 8.27% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kuwait’s Inflation in 1974?
12.99% (1974). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kuwait’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1973 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -71.4% in total — about 2.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.36%; 2024: 2.9%; 2023: 3.64%; 2022: 3.98%; 2021: 3.42%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.