Consumer Price Index · 151.7 (2025)
Latest CPI
151.7
2025
Earliest CPI
20.1
1972
Change (1972–2025)
+131.7
+656.4%
How CPI erosion in Kuwait compares to a fixed-supply asset
Annual CPI change in Kuwait
54 years of data (1972–2025)
| Year | CPI Value | Year-over-Year Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 151.7 | +3.5 (+2.4%) |
| 2024 | 148.2 | +4.2 (+2.9%) |
| 2023 | 144.1 | +5.1 (+3.6%) |
| 2022 | 139.0 | +5.3 (+4.0%) |
| 2021 | 133.7 | +4.4 (+3.4%) |
| 2020 | 129.3 | +2.7 (+2.1%) |
| 2019 | 126.6 | +1.4 (+1.1%) |
| 2018 | 125.2 | +0.7 (+0.5%) |
| 2017 | 124.6 | +2.6 (+2.2%) |
| 2016 | 121.9 | +3.8 (+3.2%) |
| 2015 | 118.1 | +3.7 (+3.3%) |
| 2014 | 114.4 | +3.2 (+2.9%) |
| 2013 | 111.2 | +2.9 (+2.7%) |
| 2012 | 108.3 | +3.4 (+3.3%) |
| 2011 | 104.8 | +4.8 (+4.8%) |
| 2010 | 100.0 | +4.3 (+4.5%) |
| 2009 | 95.7 | +4.2 (+4.6%) |
| 2008 | 91.5 | +8.8 (+10.6%) |
| 2007 | 82.7 | +4.3 (+5.5%) |
| 2006 | 78.4 | +2.3 (+3.1%) |
| 2005 | 76.1 | +3.0 (+4.1%) |
| 2004 | 73.1 | +0.9 (+1.2%) |
| 2003 | 72.2 | +0.7 (+1.0%) |
| 2002 | 71.5 | +0.6 (+0.9%) |
| 2001 | 70.9 | +0.9 (+1.3%) |
| 2000 | 69.9 | +1.2 (+1.8%) |
| 1999 | 68.7 | +2.0 (+3.0%) |
| 1998 | 66.7 | +0.1 (+0.1%) |
| 1997 | 66.6 | +0.5 (+0.7%) |
| 1996 | 66.2 | +2.3 (+3.6%) |
| 1995 | 63.9 | +1.7 (+2.7%) |
| 1994 | 62.2 | +1.5 (+2.5%) |
| 1993 | 60.7 | +0.2 (+0.4%) |
| 1992 | 60.5 | -0.3 (-0.5%) |
| 1991 | 60.8 | +5.0 (+9.1%) |
| 1990 | 55.7 | +5.0 (+9.8%) |
| 1989 | 50.7 | +1.6 (+3.3%) |
| 1988 | 49.1 | +0.7 (+1.5%) |
| 1987 | 48.4 | +0.3 (+0.7%) |
| 1986 | 48.1 | +0.5 (+1.0%) |
| 1985 | 47.6 | +0.7 (+1.5%) |
| 1984 | 46.9 | +0.5 (+1.2%) |
| 1983 | 46.4 | +2.1 (+4.7%) |
| 1982 | 44.3 | +3.2 (+7.8%) |
| 1981 | 41.1 | +2.8 (+7.4%) |
| 1980 | 38.3 | +2.5 (+6.9%) |
| 1979 | 35.8 | +2.4 (+7.0%) |
| 1978 | 33.4 | +2.7 (+8.7%) |
| 1977 | 30.8 | +2.8 (+9.9%) |
| 1976 | 28.0 | +1.4 (+5.2%) |
| 1975 | 26.6 | +2.1 (+8.4%) |
| 1974 | 24.5 | +2.8 (+13.0%) |
| 1973 | 21.7 | +1.7 (+8.3%) |
| 1972 | 20.1 | — |
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Kuwait tracks changes in the cost of a standardized basket of goods and services. Since 1972, the CPI has moved from 20.1 to 151.7, representing a cumulative change of +656.4%.
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