Central Bank of Kuwait · Discount rate
Kuwait · KWD · Policy rate
The Central Bank of Kuwait’s Discount rate is 3.50 %, last changed on 11 Dec 2025 when it was cut by 25 bp from 3.75 %.
3.50 %
- Last change
- cut −25 bp·
- Previous rate
- 3.75 %
- Next decision
- —
- Latest observation
- Source
- BIS
3.50 % ·
2 Nov 20210.00 – 4.25 %2 Nov 2026
Recent decisions
| Date | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 3.50 % | −25 bp | |
| 3.75 % | −25 bp | |
| 4.00 % | −25 bp | |
| 4.25 % | +25 bp | |
| 4.00 % | +50 bp | |
| 3.50 % | +50 bp | |
| 3.00 % | +25 bp | |
| 2.75 % | +25 bp | |
| 2.50 % | +25 bp |
Changes are dated by when they took effect; holds by the announcement day. We do not track this bank’s meeting calendar, so only changes are listed.
At a glance
- Economy
- Kuwait
- Currency
- KWD
- Type
- Policy rate
- Set by
- Central Bank of Kuwait
- History since
- 2002
- Changes in the last 12 months
- 1
Questions and answers
- What is the current Central Bank of Kuwait interest rate?
- The Central Bank of Kuwait’s Discount rate is 3.50 %, last changed on 11 Dec 2025 when it was cut by 25 bp from 3.75 %.
- When did the Central Bank of Kuwait last change its rate?
- On 11 Dec 2025, when the Discount rate was cut by 25 bp to 3.50 % from 3.75 %.
- When is the next Central Bank of Kuwait rate decision?
- The bank does not publish a decision calendar that we track.
Decisions by year since 2016
2025net −50 bp
| Date | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 3.50 % | −25 bp | |
| 3.75 % | −25 bp |
2024net −25 bp
| Date | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 4.00 % | −25 bp |
2023net +75 bp
| Date | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 4.25 % | +25 bp | |
| 4.00 % | +50 bp |
2022net +200 bp
| Date | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 3.50 % | +50 bp | |
| 3.00 % | +25 bp | |
| 2.75 % | +25 bp | |
| 2.50 % | +25 bp | |
| 2.25 % | +25 bp | |
| 2.00 % | +25 bp | |
| 1.75 % | +25 bp |
2020net −125 bp
| Date | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1.50 % | −125 bp |
2019net −25 bp
| Date | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2.75 % | −25 bp |
2018net +25 bp
| Date | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 3.00 % | +25 bp |
2017net +25 bp
| Date | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2.75 % | +25 bp |
2016net +25 bp
| Date | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2.50 % | +25 bp |
Dates before 2021 are month precision (monthly BIS data).
Other rates in Middle East
Source: BIS central bank policy rates. Latest observation 27 Oct 2026. Refreshed every 30 minutes.