The Central Bank of Kuwait held its key discount rate at 3.5% in December 2025, the third and final rate cut this year. The move followed the US Federal Reserve’s reduction and signals that rates could hold at the current level. Kuwait’s monetary policy is shaped by the dinar’s peg to a basket of currencies, with the US dollar carrying significant weight. source: Central Bank of Kuwait

The benchmark interest rate in Kuwait was last recorded at 3.50 percent. Interest Rate in Kuwait averaged 3.52 percent from 1999 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 7.25 percent in April of 2000 and a record low of 1.50 percent in March of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Kuwait Interest Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Kuwait Interest Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

The benchmark interest rate in Kuwait was last recorded at 3.50 percent. Interest Rate in Kuwait is expected to be 3.75 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Kuwait Interest Rate is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2026 and 2.75 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-09-17 06:30 PM
Interest Rate Decision
3.75% 4%
2025-10-29 07:30 PM
Interest Rate Decision
3.75% 3.75% 3.50%
2025-12-10 07:20 PM
Interest Rate Decision
3.5% 3.75% 3.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Banks Balance Sheet 101843.00 102163.40 KWD Million Dec 2025
Central Bank Balance Sheet 11123.90 11173.70 KWD Million Dec 2025
Official Reserve Assets 12465.70 12507.70 KWD Million Dec 2025
Interest Rate 3.50 3.75 percent Dec 2025
Private Bank Lending YoY 6.87 6.98 percent Dec 2025
Loans to Private Sector 50490.20 50360.10 KWD Million Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 10684.90 10649.30 KWD Million Dec 2025
M2 Money Supply YoY 42121.40 42086.90 KWD Million Dec 2025
Money Supply M3 42121.40 42086.90 KWD Million Dec 2025
Reverse Repo Rate 3.13 3.13 percent Jan 2026


Kuwait Interest Rate
In Kuwait, interest rate decisions are taken by the Central Bank of Kuwait's Board of Directors. The official interest rate is the discount rate.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.50 3.75 7.25 1.50 1999 - 2025 percent Daily

News Stream
Kuwait Cuts Rates by 25 bps Same as Fed
The Central Bank of Kuwait held its key discount rate at 3.5% in December 2025, the third and final rate cut this year. The move followed the US Federal Reserve’s reduction and signals that rates could hold at the current level. Kuwait’s monetary policy is shaped by the dinar’s peg to a basket of currencies, with the US dollar carrying significant weight.
2025-12-10
Kuwait Holds Rates, Counter to Fed
The Central Bank of Kuwait held its key discount rate at 3.75% in October 2025, right after its first rate cut in a year. The move followed the US Federal Reserve’s reduction and signals that rates could hold at the current level. Kuwait’s monetary policy is shaped by the dinar’s peg to a basket of currencies, with the US dollar carrying significant weight.
2025-10-29
Kuwait Trims Rates by 25 bps After Fed
The Central Bank of Kuwait lowered its key discount rate by 25 basis points to 3.75% in September 2025, its first rate cut in a year. The move followed the US Federal Reserve’s reduction and signals of further easing later this year. Kuwait’s monetary policy is shaped by the dinar’s peg to a basket of currencies, with the US dollar carrying significant weight.
2025-09-17