Money market Rate, Percent per annum in Kuwait
Kuwait: Money market Rate, Percent per annum was 3.81 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Money market Rate, Percent per annum in Kuwait, 1979–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, money market rate, percent per annum in Kuwait stood at 3.81.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 233.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money market rate, percent per annum in Kuwait peaked at 10.94 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.6451, in 2013.
Kuwait ranks 59th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money market Rate, Percent per annum in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 8.58 | — |
| 1980 | 10.94 | +27.4% |
| 1981 | 10.13 | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 10.25 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 6.78 | -33.9% |
| 1984 | 8.91 | +31.4% |
| 1985 | 7.59 | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 7.52 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 6.08 | -19.2% |
| 1988 | 6.12 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 8.7 | +42.2% |
| 1990 | 8.62 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 9.24 | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 7.43 | -19.6% |
| 1994 | 6.31 | -15.1% |
| 1995 | 7.43 | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 6.98 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 7.05 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 7.24 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 6.32 | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 6.82 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 4.62 | -32.2% |
| 2002 | 2.99 | -35.2% |
| 2003 | 2.47 | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 2.14 | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 2.83 | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 5.62 | +98.6% |
| 2007 | 4.88 | -13.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8 | -42.7% |
| 2009 | 1.6 | -43.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9066 | -43.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9379 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8078 | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6451 | -20.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 | +61.7% |
| 2015 | 1.14 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 1.45 | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 1.53 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.87 | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 2.58 | +37.9% |
| 2020 | 1.73 | -33.0% |
| 2021 | 1.37 | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 2.24 | +64.1% |
| 2023 | 4.11 | +83.4% |
| 2024 | 4.07 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 3.81 | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.58 | 8.58 | 8.58 | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.3 | 6.08 | 10.94 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.4 | 6.31 | 9.24 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.68 | 1.6 | 6.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 | 0.6451 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 | 1.37 | 4.11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More financial sector data for Kuwait
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 9,517 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2945 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 15.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 88.87 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 8.10 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 25.92 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 29.68 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 37.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 29.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,116 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money market rate, percent per annum in Kuwait?
- Money market rate, percent per annum in Kuwait was 3.81 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest money market rate, percent per annum recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 10.94 in 1980.
- What is the lowest money market rate, percent per annum recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6451 in 2013.
- How does Kuwait rank for money market rate, percent per annum?
- Kuwait ranks 59th out of 94 countries with data for 2025.
- Is money market rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Money market 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.