Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series was -5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Kuwait, 1990–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Kuwait is -5.0%, measured 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: linked series in Kuwait peaked at 29.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -26.0%, in 2015.
That places Kuwait 210th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7% | — |
| 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: linked series 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Kuwait?
- Inflation, gdp deflator: linked series in Kuwait was -5.0% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator: linked series recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.0% in 2015.
- How does Kuwait rank for inflation, gdp deflator: linked series?
- Kuwait ranks 210th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator: linked series 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 Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.