Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 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 210th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.8% | — |
| 1972 | 2.0% | -92.4% |
| 1973 | 17.3% | +776.4% |
| 1974 | 173.2% | +902.6% |
| 1975 | 4.2% | -97.5% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | -22.5% |
| 1977 | 9.7% | +195.7% |
| 1978 | -2.0% | -120.1% |
| 1979 | 40.8% | -2189.7% |
| 1980 | 40.4% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 11.3% | -72.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -93.2% |
| 1983 | -9.3% | -1309.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | -103.7% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +1299.8% |
| 1986 | -25.7% | -628.1% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | -142.0% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | -72.5% |
| 1989 | -1.7% | -158.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -141.7% |
| 1991 | -0.0% | -104.6% |
| 1992 | 1.8% | -5649.8% |
| 1993 | -7.4% | -502.7% |
| 1994 | -5.9% | -20.5% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -182.6% |
| 1996 | 15.5% | +219.8% |
| 1997 | -4.7% | -130.4% |
| 1998 | -17.2% | +263.8% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | -205.4% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | +13.4% |
| 2001 | -7.7% | -137.6% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -166.7% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +131.1% |
| 2005 | 21.8% | +91.5% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | -25.7% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -73.4% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +333.3% |
| 2009 | -17.2% | -192.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -164.7% |
| 2011 | 17.2% | +55.2% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -56.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -97.0% |
| 2014 | -6.8% | -3130.2% |
| 2015 | -26.0% | +284.1% |
| 2016 | -6.8% | -73.7% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | -337.4% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -30.4% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -101.0% |
| 2020 | -16.5% | +14802.1% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -278.8% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | -40.1% |
| 2023 | -8.0% | -145.6% |
| 2024 | -1.5% | -81.9% |
| 2025 | -5.0% | +240.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's -5.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%. (82 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's -5.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.1%. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inflation, GDP deflator in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -14802.1% | -0.1% | -16.5% |
| 1992 | +5649.8% | -0.0% | 1.8% |
| 2014 | -3130.2% | 0.2% | -6.8% |
| 1979 | +2189.7% | -2.0% | 40.8% |
| 1985 | +1299.8% | 0.3% | 4.9% |
| 1983 | -1309.9% | 0.8% | -9.3% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0284 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 916.14 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.517 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0207 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 668.96 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0124 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 210th out of 214 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.