Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Kuwait's interest rate stands at 5.03% as of 2025-12-31, down from 5.17% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1979 to 2025 (47 observations).
In 2025, Kuwait's interest rate was 5.03%, down from 5.17% in 2024.
In 2024, Kuwait's interest rate was 5.17%, up from 4.93% in 2023.
In 2023, Kuwait's interest rate was 4.93%, up from 3.91% in 2022.
In 2022, Kuwait's interest rate was 3.91%, up from 3.71% in 2021.
In 2021, Kuwait's interest rate was 3.71%, down from 4.14% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.03% | -0.1404% |
| 2024 | 5.17% | +0.2435% |
| 2023 | 4.93% | +1.02% |
| 2022 | 3.91% | +0.2068% |
| 2021 | 3.71% | -0.4339% |
| 2020 | 4.14% | -0.6712% |
| 2019 | 4.81% | -0.0159% |
| 2018 | 4.83% | +0.1321% |
| 2017 | 4.69% | +0.2184% |
| 2016 | 4.48% | +0.1817% |
| 2015 | 4.29% | +0.0265% |
| 2014 | 4.27% | -0.2929% |
| 2013 | 4.56% | -0.4225% |
| 2012 | 4.98% | -0.2093% |
| 2011 | 5.19% | -0.2286% |
| 2010 | 5.42% | -0.7361% |
| 2009 | 6.16% | -1.46% |
| 2008 | 7.61% | -0.9233% |
| 2007 | 8.54% | -0.0427% |
| 2006 | 8.58% | +1.08% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +1.86% |
| 2004 | 5.64% | +0.2198% |
| 2003 | 5.42% | -1.07% |
| 2002 | 6.48% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 7.88% | -0.9824% |
| 2000 | 8.87% | +0.305% |
| 1999 | 8.56% | -0.3717% |
| 1998 | 8.93% | +0.1367% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +0.0258% |
| 1996 | 8.77% | +0.4017% |
| 1995 | 8.37% | +0.7608% |
| 1994 | 7.61% | -0.345% |
| 1993 | 7.95% | -0.0417% |
| 1992 | 8% | -0.6175% |
| 1991 | 8.61% | -0.0731% |
| 1990 | 8.69% | +0.3097% |
| 1989 | 8.38% | +1.65% |
| 1988 | 6.72% | -1.14% |
| 1987 | 7.86% | -0.7667% |
| 1986 | 8.63% | -0.1192% |
| 1985 | 8.75% | +0.17% |
| 1984 | 8.58% | +0.2258% |
| 1983 | 8.35% | -1.04% |
| 1982 | 9.39% | +0.1108% |
| 1981 | 9.28% | +2.48% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | +0.9444% |
| 1979 | 5.86% | — |
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Kuwait's interest rate is 5.03% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.17% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 9.39% (1982); the lowest is 3.71% (2021), across data from 1979 to 2025.
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