Cost of food in Kuwait increased 5.33 percent in January of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in Kuwait averaged 4.70 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 14.20 percent in June of 2008 and a record low of -1.60 percent in September of 2001. source: Kuwait Central Statistical Bureau
Food Inflation in Kuwait is expected to be 3.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Kuwait Food Inflation is projected to trend around 4.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.