CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Kuwait
Kuwait: CPI: National consumer price index, country weights was 16.71 in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Kuwait, 2010–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Kuwait stood at 16.71. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Kuwait peaked at 18.43 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 16.71, in 2017.
Kuwait ranks 137th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.43 | — |
| 2011 | 18.43 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.43 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.43 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.43 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.43 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.43 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.71 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 16.71 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.71 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.71 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.71 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.71 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.71 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.71 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.71 | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 16.71 is below the median for high income countries, which is 17.13, 98% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 16.71 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 26.52, 63% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.91 | 16.71 | 18.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.71 | 16.71 | 16.71 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 134 Belgium 17.14 compare
- 134 South Africa 17.14 compare
- 136 Italy 17.13 compare
- 138 Namibia 16.45 compare
- 139 Montserrat 16.33 compare
- 140 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.98 compare
More work & labour data for Kuwait
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.801 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.7211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.9054 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2002)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4407 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,644 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 0 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,171 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,431 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,602 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Kuwait?
- Cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Kuwait was 16.71 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cpi: national consumer price index, country weights recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 18.43 in 2010.
- What is the lowest cpi: national consumer price index, country weights recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.71 in 2017.
- How does Kuwait rank for cpi: national consumer price index, country weights?
- Kuwait ranks 137th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpi: national consumer price index, country weights rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of CPI: National consumer price index, country weights (1. Food and non-alcoholic beverages). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The weights are meant to reflect the relative importance of the goods and services as measured by their shares in the total consumption of households. Data are disaggregated by the Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP). For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.