Price level index in Kuwait
Kuwait: Price level index was 59.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
59.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
80th
of 204 countries
All-time high
67.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure
in 2013
All-time low
49.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure
in 2001
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Price level index in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 59.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure for price level index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Kuwait peaked at 67.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2013 and was at its lowest, 49.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, in 2001.
Kuwait ranks 80th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | — |
| 1991 | 60.01 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 56.12 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 53.16 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 54.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 53.7 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 53.85 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 52.29 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 51.32 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 51.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 50.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 49.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 49.98 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.31 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 50.17 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 51 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 51.24 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 53.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 60.41 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 59.24 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 61.15 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 64.55 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 65.29 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 67.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 67.42 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 65.62 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 63.91 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 62.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 61.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 61.77 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 63.18 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 63.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.32 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 59.86 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 59.93 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 59.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.28 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 51.32 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 60.01 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 49.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 60.41 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.19 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 61.15 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 67.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 59.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 63.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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- 78 Kiribati 61.66 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 79 Macao 61.61 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 81 Saint Lucia 59.06 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 82 Croatia 58.85 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 83 Mexico 58.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3969 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 12,824 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1663 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 5,373 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5962 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Kuwait?
- Price level index in Kuwait was 59.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 67.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2013.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2001.
- How does Kuwait rank for price level index?
- Kuwait ranks 80th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.