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Kuwait

Emerging

MENA · 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