Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Kuwait
Kuwait: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 3.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Kuwait, 1975–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, discount rate, percent per annum in Kuwait stood at 3.5.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Kuwait peaked at 7.5 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 41st out of 70 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.5 | — |
| 1976 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7.5 | +25.0% |
| 1989 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.75 | -23.3% |
| 1994 | 7 | +21.7% |
| 1995 | 7.25 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 7.25 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7.5 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 7 | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 6.75 | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 7.25 | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 4.25 | -41.4% |
| 2002 | 3.25 | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.75 | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 6 | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 6.25 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 6.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.75 | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.25 | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 2.75 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 2.75 | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.5 | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5 | +133.3% |
| 2023 | 4.25 | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 4 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 3.5 | -12.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 3.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.35, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 3.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.6, 76% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Discount Rate, Percent per annum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +133.3% | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 2004 | +46.2% | 3.25 | 4.75 |
| 2020 | -45.5% | 2.75 | 1.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6 | 5 |
| 1980s | 6.3 | 6 | 7.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 | 5.75 | 7.5 | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.8 | 3 | 7.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.42 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 | 1.5 | 4.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0032 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 103.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0044 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 142.41 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Kuwait?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Kuwait was 3.5 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5 in 1988.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Kuwait ranks 41st out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.