Kuwait interest rate
Central Bank of Kuwait
- Policy rate
- 3.50%
- Sep 22, 2026
- Last move
- −0.25 pt
- Dec 2025
- Inflation
- 2.5%
- May 2026
- 10-year bond yield
- –
- not available
The policy rate set by the Central Bank of Kuwait is 3.50% as of Sep 22, 2026. Its most recent move: it cut its rate from 3.75% to 3.50% (Dec 2025). The rate is 0.25 percentage points lower than a year earlier. With consumer prices up 2.5% over the 12 months to May 2026, the real rate (policy rate minus inflation) is +1.0%: borrowing costs are above inflation.
Policy rate over the past two years
Sep 22, 2026: 3.50%
Rate changes
| When | Decision | From | To | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | Cut | 3.75% | 3.50% | −0.25 pt |
| Sep 2025 | Cut | 4.00% | 3.75% | −0.25 pt |
| Sep 2024 | Cut | 4.25% | 4.00% | −0.25 pt |
Changes between month-end rates, plus the latest daily reading. Two decisions in one month show up as a single change.
Inflation (% vs a year earlier)
May 2026: 2.5%
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Source: BIS; inflation: IMF CPI. Updated daily. All central bank rates · Kuwait economy dashboard