KUWAIT
in real time.
Markets, monetary policy, national statistics, global rankings and the day's news — pulled continuously from Boursa Kuwait, the Central Bank of Kuwait, the World Bank, UNDP, UN‑ESCWA and Kuwait's leading newsrooms, in one live view.
Boursa Kuwait & monetary indicators
Real-time index charts via TradingView, live KWD exchange rates, and the Central Bank of Kuwait's current policy stance.
Boursa Kuwait — All Share
KSE:BKABoursa Kuwait — Premier Market
KSE:BKPiShares MSCI Kuwait ETF
KWTBrent Crude Oil
UKOILKuwaiti Dinar — Live Exchange Rates
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Central Bank of Kuwait
Policy rateCBK held its discount rate at 3.50% following a cumulative 50bps of cuts through late 2025, as the Gulf's most conservative monetary authority tracks the US Federal Reserve cycle under the dinar's managed peg to a currency basket.
Regulatory & policy watch
Latest coverage of Kuwait's digital and cyber regulators — refreshed automatically, newest first.
National statistics, live from source
Pulled directly from the World Bank's API at render time. Figures reflect the most recent year each indicator has been published for Kuwait.
IMF World Economic Outlook
Kuwait's growth, inflation and fiscal trajectory from the IMF's latest projections and February 2026 Article IV Consultation — the IMF's own website blocks cross‑origin requests, so these figures are refreshed by hand each time the IMF publishes a new edition rather than pulled live.
International indices & rankings
Latest published editions from the UN, UNDP and partner agencies. These indices are annual/biennial by nature — each card cites its source and edition year.
Human Development Index
HDI value of 0.852 — Kuwait sits in the "Very High Human Development" tier, driven by income, health and education outcomes.
E‑Government Development Index
Kuwait advanced from the "High" to the "Very High" EGDI group in the 2024 UN E‑Government Survey, reflecting rapid digital-services adoption.
Resident Population
1.56M Kuwaiti nationals (30%) and 3.74M expatriates (70%) — per the Public Authority for Civil Information's latest civil registry count.
Arab Region Development Reports
Kuwait is profiled annually in ESCWA's Survey of Economic & Social Developments and SDG monitor for the Arab region.
Latest from Kuwait's press
Headlines aggregated from Al‑Qabas, Al‑Jarida, Kuwait Times and Arab Times. Click through to read the full story on the publisher's site.
Data sources & methodology
World Bank Open Data
Live JSON API — GDP, population, inflation, unemployment, oil rents.
data.worldbank.org ↗Central Bank of Kuwait
Discount rate & monetary indicators, updated on each policy decision.
cbk.gov.kw ↗UNDP · UN DESA · UN‑ESCWA
Human Development Index, E‑Government Survey, Arab region reports.
hdr.undp.org ↗Kuwaiti Press
Headlines from Al‑Qabas, Al‑Jarida, Kuwait Times & Arab Times via each outlet's published coverage.
kuwaittimes.com ↗NCSC · CITRA · CAIT
Regulatory and policy coverage for Kuwait's cybersecurity, telecom and e‑government authorities, via published press coverage.
citra.gov.kw ↗IMF World Economic Outlook
GDP, inflation, growth and fiscal figures from the IMF WEO database and the Feb 2026 Article IV Consultation. No public CORS access — updated by hand per edition.
data.imf.org ↗