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Kuwait
EmergingMENA · Boursa Kuwait · KWD
S&P Rating
A+
GDP (Nominal)
$157B
Nominal USD
GDP Growth
+2.7%
Year-on-Year
Inflation
2.4%
CPI Annualised
Market Cap
$172B
Equity Market
Equity Mkt / GDP: 110%
Economy Overview
A detailed economy overview for this market is being prepared. The macro figures shown are live and current.
“KWD is EM's hardest currency — pegged to a basket and rarely devalued. Boursa Kuwait's MSCI EM inclusion (2020) opened the door to sustained passive inflows from frontier-to-emerging reclassification plays.”
Key Sectors
Oil & GasFinanceReal EstatePetrochemicals
Economic Profile
ClassificationEmerging
RegionMENA
CurrencyKWD
Primary ExchangeBoursa Kuwait
Listed Companies135
GDP / Capita$32,312
Population5M
Monetary & Fiscal
CB Policy Rate3.5%
FX Reserves$52B
Debt / GDP22%
Current Account+22.7% of GDP
S&P RatingA+
Unemployment2.2%
Data Sources:
World Bank World Development Indicators (2025)BIS policy rates · IMF World Economic OutlookILO Labour StatisticsS&P Global RatingsWorld Federation of Exchanges2024 estimates · For intelligence purposes only