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Central bank policy rate in Kuwait

Central bank policy rate in Kuwait was 3.5% in September 2026, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is down 0.25 pts from September 2025. That is the 24th highest of 36 countries in July 2026.

September 20263.5%
Change on September 2025-0.25 pts
Rank24th of 36Countries ranked
Series high6.25July 2006
Series low1.5March 2020

Central bank policy rate in Kuwait, June 2002 to September 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

12345672002-062005-122009-062012-122016-062019-122023-062026-092002-06: 3.75 %2002-07: 3.75 %2002-08: 3.75 %2002-09: 3.75 %2002-10: 3.75 %2002-11: 3.25 %2002-12: 3.25 %2003-01: 3.25 %2003-02: 3.25 %2003-03: 3.25 %2003-04: 3.25 %2003-05: 3.25 %2003-06: 3.25 %2003-07: 3.25 %2003-08: 3.25 %2003-09: 3.25 %2003-10: 3.25 %2003-11: 3.25 %2003-12: 3.25 %2004-01: 3.25 %2004-02: 3.25 %2004-03: 3.25 %2004-04: 3.25 %2004-05: 3.25 %2004-06: 3.25 %2004-07: 3.5 %2004-08: 4 %2004-09: 4.25 %2004-10: 4.25 %2004-11: 4.5 %2004-12: 4.75 %2005-01: 4.75 %2005-02: 5 %2005-03: 5.25 %2005-04: 5.25 %2005-05: 5.25 %2005-06: 5.25 %2005-07: 5.5 %2005-08: 5.5 %2005-09: 5.5 %2005-10: 5.75 %2005-11: 6 %2005-12: 6 %2006-01: 6 %2006-02: 6 %2006-03: 6 %2006-04: 6 %2006-05: 6 %2006-06: 6 %2006-07: 6.25 %2006-08: 6.25 %2006-09: 6.25 %2006-10: 6.25 %2006-11: 6.25 %2006-12: 6.25 %2007-01: 6.25 %2007-02: 6.25 %2007-03: 6.25 %2007-04: 6.25 %2007-05: 6.25 %2007-06: 6.25 %2007-07: 6.25 %2007-08: 6.25 %2007-09: 6.25 %2007-10: 6.25 %2007-11: 6.25 %2007-12: 6.25 %2008-01: 5.75 %2008-02: 5.75 %2008-03: 5.75 %2008-04: 5.75 %2008-05: 5.75 %2008-06: 5.75 %2008-07: 5.75 %2008-08: 5.75 %2008-09: 5.75 %2008-10: 4.25 %2008-11: 4.25 %2008-12: 3.75 %2009-01: 3.75 %2009-02: 3.75 %2009-03: 3.75 %2009-04: 3.5 %2009-05: 3 %2009-06: 3 %2009-07: 3 %2009-08: 3 %2009-09: 3 %2009-10: 3 %2009-11: 3 %2009-12: 3 %2010-01: 3 %2010-02: 2.5 %2010-03: 2.5 %2010-04: 2.5 %2010-05: 2.5 %2010-06: 2.5 %2010-07: 2.5 %2010-08: 2.5 %2010-09: 2.5 %2010-10: 2.5 %2010-11: 2.5 %2010-12: 2.5 %2011-01: 2.5 %2011-02: 2.5 %2011-03: 2.5 %2011-04: 2.5 %2011-05: 2.5 %2011-06: 2.5 %2011-07: 2.5 %2011-08: 2.5 %2011-09: 2.5 %2011-10: 2.5 %2011-11: 2.5 %2011-12: 2.5 %2012-01: 2.5 %2012-02: 2.5 %2012-03: 2.5 %2012-04: 2.5 %2012-05: 2.5 %2012-06: 2.5 %2012-07: 2.5 %2012-08: 2.5 %2012-09: 2.5 %2012-10: 2 %2012-11: 2 %2012-12: 2 %2013-01: 2 %2013-02: 2 %2013-03: 2 %2013-04: 2 %2013-05: 2 %2013-06: 2 %2013-07: 2 %2013-08: 2 %2013-09: 2 %2013-10: 2 %2013-11: 2 %2013-12: 2 %2014-01: 2 %2014-02: 2 %2014-03: 2 %2014-04: 2 %2014-05: 2 %2014-06: 2 %2014-07: 2 %2014-08: 2 %2014-09: 2 %2014-10: 2 %2014-11: 2 %2014-12: 2 %2015-01: 2 %2015-02: 2 %2015-03: 2 %2015-04: 2 %2015-05: 2 %2015-06: 2 %2015-07: 2 %2015-08: 2 %2015-09: 2 %2015-10: 2 %2015-11: 2 %2015-12: 2.25 %2016-01: 2.25 %2016-02: 2.25 %2016-03: 2.25 %2016-04: 2.25 %2016-05: 2.25 %2016-06: 2.25 %2016-07: 2.25 %2016-08: 2.25 %2016-09: 2.25 %2016-10: 2.25 %2016-11: 2.25 %2016-12: 2.5 %2017-01: 2.5 %2017-02: 2.5 %2017-03: 2.75 %2017-04: 2.75 %2017-05: 2.75 %2017-06: 2.75 %2017-07: 2.75 %2017-08: 2.75 %2017-09: 2.75 %2017-10: 2.75 %2017-11: 2.75 %2017-12: 2.75 %2018-01: 2.75 %2018-02: 2.75 %2018-03: 3 %2018-04: 3 %2018-05: 3 %2018-06: 3 %2018-07: 3 %2018-08: 3 %2018-09: 3 %2018-10: 3 %2018-11: 3 %2018-12: 3 %2019-01: 3 %2019-02: 3 %2019-03: 3 %2019-04: 3 %2019-05: 3 %2019-06: 3 %2019-07: 3 %2019-08: 3 %2019-09: 3 %2019-10: 2.75 %2019-11: 2.75 %2019-12: 2.75 %2020-01: 2.75 %2020-02: 2.75 %2020-03: 1.5 %2020-04: 1.5 %2020-05: 1.5 %2020-06: 1.5 %2020-07: 1.5 %2020-08: 1.5 %2020-09: 1.5 %2020-10: 1.5 %2020-11: 1.5 %2020-12: 1.5 %2021-01: 1.5 %2021-02: 1.5 %2021-03: 1.5 %2021-04: 1.5 %2021-05: 1.5 %2021-06: 1.5 %2021-07: 1.5 %2021-08: 1.5 %2021-09: 1.5 %2021-10: 1.5 %2021-11: 1.5 %2021-12: 1.5 %2022-01: 1.5 %2022-02: 1.5 %2022-03: 1.75 %2022-04: 1.75 %2022-05: 2 %2022-06: 2.25 %2022-07: 2.5 %2022-08: 2.75 %2022-09: 3 %2022-10: 3 %2022-11: 3 %2022-12: 3.5 %2023-01: 4 %2023-02: 4 %2023-03: 4 %2023-04: 4 %2023-05: 4 %2023-06: 4 %2023-07: 4.25 %2023-08: 4.25 %2023-09: 4.25 %2023-10: 4.25 %2023-11: 4.25 %2023-12: 4.25 %2024-01: 4.25 %2024-02: 4.25 %2024-03: 4.25 %2024-04: 4.25 %2024-05: 4.25 %2024-06: 4.25 %2024-07: 4.25 %2024-08: 4.25 %2024-09: 4 %2024-10: 4 %2024-11: 4 %2024-12: 4 %2025-01: 4 %2025-02: 4 %2025-03: 4 %2025-04: 4 %2025-05: 4 %2025-06: 4 %2025-07: 4 %2025-08: 4 %2025-09: 3.75 %2025-10: 3.75 %2025-11: 3.75 %2025-12: 3.5 %2026-01: 3.5 %2026-02: 3.5 %2026-03: 3.5 %2026-04: 3.5 %2026-05: 3.5 %2026-06: 3.5 %2026-07: 3.5 %2026-08: 3.5 %2026-09: 3.5 %
%. Source: BIS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
All 292 values
Period%
2026-093.5
2026-083.5
2026-073.5
2026-063.5
2026-053.5
2026-043.5
2026-033.5
2026-023.5
2026-013.5
2025-123.5
2025-113.75
2025-103.75
2025-093.75
2025-084
2025-074
2025-064
2025-054
2025-044
2025-034
2025-024
2025-014
2024-124
2024-114
2024-104
2024-094
2024-084.25
2024-074.25
2024-064.25
2024-054.25
2024-044.25
2024-034.25
2024-024.25
2024-014.25
2023-124.25
2023-114.25
2023-104.25
2023-094.25
2023-084.25
2023-074.25
2023-064
2023-054
2023-044
2023-034
2023-024
2023-014
2022-123.5
2022-113
2022-103
2022-093
2022-082.75
2022-072.5
2022-062.25
2022-052
2022-041.75
2022-031.75
2022-021.5
2022-011.5
2021-121.5
2021-111.5
2021-101.5
2021-091.5
2021-081.5
2021-071.5
2021-061.5
2021-051.5
2021-041.5
2021-031.5
2021-021.5
2021-011.5
2020-121.5
2020-111.5
2020-101.5
2020-091.5
2020-081.5
2020-071.5
2020-061.5
2020-051.5
2020-041.5
2020-031.5
2020-022.75
2020-012.75
2019-122.75
2019-112.75
2019-102.75
2019-093
2019-083
2019-073
2019-063
2019-053
2019-043
2019-033
2019-023
2019-013
2018-123
2018-113
2018-103
2018-093
2018-083
2018-073
2018-063
2018-053
2018-043
2018-033
2018-022.75
2018-012.75
2017-122.75
2017-112.75
2017-102.75
2017-092.75
2017-082.75
2017-072.75
2017-062.75
2017-052.75
2017-042.75
2017-032.75
2017-022.5
2017-012.5
2016-122.5
2016-112.25
2016-102.25
2016-092.25
2016-082.25
2016-072.25
2016-062.25
2016-052.25
2016-042.25
2016-032.25
2016-022.25
2016-012.25
2015-122.25
2015-112
2015-102
2015-092
2015-082
2015-072
2015-062
2015-052
2015-042
2015-032
2015-022
2015-012
2014-122
2014-112
2014-102
2014-092
2014-082
2014-072
2014-062
2014-052
2014-042
2014-032
2014-022
2014-012
2013-122
2013-112
2013-102
2013-092
2013-082
2013-072
2013-062
2013-052
2013-042
2013-032
2013-022
2013-012
2012-122
2012-112
2012-102
2012-092.5
2012-082.5
2012-072.5
2012-062.5
2012-052.5
2012-042.5
2012-032.5
2012-022.5
2012-012.5
2011-122.5
2011-112.5
2011-102.5
2011-092.5
2011-082.5
2011-072.5
2011-062.5
2011-052.5
2011-042.5
2011-032.5
2011-022.5
2011-012.5
2010-122.5
2010-112.5
2010-102.5
2010-092.5
2010-082.5
2010-072.5
2010-062.5
2010-052.5
2010-042.5
2010-032.5
2010-022.5
2010-013
2009-123
2009-113
2009-103
2009-093
2009-083
2009-073
2009-063
2009-053
2009-043.5
2009-033.75
2009-023.75
2009-013.75
2008-123.75
2008-114.25
2008-104.25
2008-095.75
2008-085.75
2008-075.75
2008-065.75
2008-055.75
2008-045.75
2008-035.75
2008-025.75
2008-015.75
2007-126.25
2007-116.25
2007-106.25
2007-096.25
2007-086.25
2007-076.25
2007-066.25
2007-056.25
2007-046.25
2007-036.25
2007-026.25
2007-016.25
2006-126.25
2006-116.25
2006-106.25
2006-096.25
2006-086.25
2006-076.25
2006-066
2006-056
2006-046
2006-036
2006-026
2006-016
2005-126
2005-116
2005-105.75
2005-095.5
2005-085.5
2005-075.5
2005-065.25
2005-055.25
2005-045.25
2005-035.25
2005-025
2005-014.75
2004-124.75
2004-114.5
2004-104.25
2004-094.25
2004-084
2004-073.5
2004-063.25
2004-053.25
2004-043.25
2004-033.25
2004-023.25
2004-013.25
2003-123.25
2003-113.25
2003-103.25
2003-093.25
2003-083.25
2003-073.25
2003-063.25
2003-053.25
2003-043.25
2003-033.25
2003-023.25
2003-013.25
2002-123.25
2002-113.25
2002-103.75
2002-093.75
2002-083.75
2002-073.75
2002-063.75

Rankings

Definition

The rate a central bank sets to steer monetary policy, or its operational target, in percent per year. United States: effective federal funds rate, monthly average of daily rates (Federal Reserve H.15). Euro area: ECB deposit facility rate in force on the last day of the month. Other countries: the policy rate in force at the end of the month as reported by the national central bank and compiled by the BIS.

Timing differs by source: the US figure is a monthly average of the market rate that the Federal Reserve targets (the target range is set by the FOMC; the BIS copy uses its midpoint), while ECB and BIS figures are end-of-month levels. The euro area series is the deposit facility rate for its whole history; the ECB has steered with it since September 2024, and before that the BIS series and most press coverage used the main refinancing rate (see ecb_main_refinancing_rate). Euro area members have no national policy rate since 1999, so their BIS series end in 1998. Each BIS series names its central bank and the instrument used in each period.

How to cite

Bank for International Settlements (BIS), from national central bank data. Central bank policy rates (WS_CBPOL), monthly, end of period, as reported by the national central bank named in the series (SOURCE_REF). https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_CBPOL/1.0/M.KW?format=csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the central bank policy rate in Kuwait?

Central bank policy rate in Kuwait was 3.5% in September 2026, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is down 0.25 pts from September 2025. That is the 24th highest of 36 countries in July 2026.

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Bank for International Settlements. Central bank policy rates (WS_CBPOL), monthly, end of period, as reported by the national central bank named in the series (SOURCE_REF). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest central bank policy rate in Kuwait?

6.25% in July 2006, the highest value since June 2002 in this series.

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