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Kuwait's food price inflation fell below 5% in June 2026, to 0.00%, the first time since May 2025.
Prices & money · data through Jun 2026
Countries / Gulf / Kuwait
Kuwait
High income · Hydrocarbon exporter · Data availability: good
A classic oil state: petroleum delivers nearly all export earnings and government revenue, cushioned by one of the world’s oldest and largest sovereign wealth funds. Diversification has moved slower than its Gulf neighbors.
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Financing
Kuwait issued $3.25 billion in international sovereign bonds in two tranches
Oct 20, 2026 · Ministry of Finance, State of Kuwait
Policy reform
Kuwait announced Law No. 90 of 2026 authorizing sovereign sukuk issuance.
Sep 20, 2026 · Ministry of Finance
Vitals
Core figures — the latest value each source holds, the previous reading and the bloc median.
GDP
$157.2B
as of 2025
down from $160.9B (2024)
Gulf median $162.6B
Real GDP growth
2.7%
as of 2025
up from -1.5% (2024)
Gulf median 3.2%
Inflation, year-on-year
0.0%
as of Jun 2026
down from 2.5% (May 2026)
Gulf median 2.3%
GDP per person
$32,312
as of 2025
down from $32,856 (2024)
Gulf median $32,567
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Quarterly report
Written once from the quarter's findings, then frozen.
Q3 2026 · Kuwait
KWT — Q3 2026 brief
MENACodex’s Q3 2026 findings for Kuwait documented a 2.1-percentage-point fall in annual inflation between March and June 2026, while Gulf peers averaged no change. This marked Kuwait’s widest gap with the group in 54 months. The accompanying story also recorded a zero-inflation reading for Kuwait.
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Everything MENACodex detects for this economy — the lead finding charted, the rest filtered by pattern and sector.
Kuwait's goods imports have fallen for 4 straight months, from $3.9 billion in November 2025 to $2.4 billion in March 2026: down 37%.
Goods imports (monthly) [World Bank GEM] (USD)2.4B
MilestoneKuwait's food price inflation fell below 5% in June 2026, to 0.00%, the first time since May 2025.
TrendKuwait's broad money as a share of GDP has risen for 3 straight years, from 68.7% in 2022 to 87.4% in 2025: up 19 points.
TrendKuwait's outward foreign direct investment as a share of GDP has fallen for 3 straight years, from 13.4% in 2022 to 1.90% in 2025: down 11 points.
TrendKuwait's insurance and financial services as a share of service exports has fallen for 4 straight years, from 22.6% in 2021 to 9.26% in 2025: down 13 points.
TrendKuwait's CO2 emissions have risen for 5 straight years, from 5.5 million tonnes of CO2e in 2019 to 7.4 million in 2024: up 33%.
Agenda Watch
Official decisions and what the news is reporting, with the original source named.
| Date | Decision | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Kuwait issued $3.25 billion in international sovereign bonds in two tranches | Financing | Ministry of Finance, State of Kuwait (mof.gov.kw) |
| Sep 28, 2026 | The central bank launched the Kuwait Wage Payment System for private-sector salaries. | Policy reform | Central Bank of Kuwait (cbk.gov.kw) |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Kuwait signed a financial-cooperation memorandum with Qatar. | Agreement | Ministry of Finance (mof.gov.kw) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | Kuwait announced Law No. 90 of 2026 authorizing sovereign sukuk issuance. | Policy reform | Ministry of Finance (mof.gov.kw) |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Kuwait's CMA confirmed securities-trading rights for specified people whose citizenship had been withdrawn. | Policy reform | Capital Markets Authority (cma.gov.kw) |
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Every series we hold for Kuwait, by sector — open one in the Database to chart it against its neighbours.
Economy & growth
GDP, output, investment, savings · 228 series
Open indicators →Prices & moneyInflation, policy rate, money, exchange rate · 26 series
Open indicators →Trade & externalExports, imports, reserves, current account · 55 series
Open indicators →Public financeRevenue, spending, debt, balance · 45 series
Open indicators →Financial sectorCredit, banks, markets · 52 series
Open indicators →Energy & environmentOil, gas, power, emissions · 96 series
Open indicators →Technology & infrastructureInternet, mobile, transport · 33 series
Open indicators →PeoplePopulation, jobs, health, education · 43 series
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