Central Bank of Kuwait
discount rate, 3.50% since 11 December 2025.
as of 2026-09-08 · BIS daily levels · 40 decisions since 2002
Kuwait·KWD·all central banks2026-09-08 · 3.50%
Every decision
Newest first; a shaded row marks a change of instrument.
| Date | Level | Change | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | 3.50% | −0.25% | discount rate |
| 2025-09-18 | 3.75% | −0.25% | discount rate |
| 2024-09-19 | 4.00% | −0.25% | discount rate |
| 2023-07-26 | 4.25% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2023-01-25 | 4.00% | +0.50% | discount rate |
| 2022-12-07 | 3.50% | +0.50% | discount rate |
| 2022-09-22 | 3.00% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2022-08-11 | 2.75% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2022-07-28 | 2.50% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2022-06-16 | 2.25% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2022-05-05 | 2.00% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2022-03-17 | 1.75% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2020-03-17 | 1.50% | −1.00% | discount rate |
| 2020-03-04 | 2.50% | −0.25% | discount rate |
| 2019-10-30 | 2.75% | −0.25% | discount rate |
| 2018-03-22 | 3.00% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2017-03-16 | 2.75% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2016-12-15 | 2.50% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2015-12-17 | 2.25% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2012-10-04 | 2.00% | −0.50% | discount rate |
| 2010-02-08 | 2.50% | −0.50% | discount rate |
| 2009-05-14 | 3.00% | −0.50% | discount rate |
| 2009-04-13 | 3.50% | −0.25% | discount rate |
| 2008-12-17 | 3.75% | −0.50% | discount rate |
| 2008-10-30 | 4.25% | −0.25% | discount rate |
| 2008-10-08 | 4.50% | −1.25% | discount rate |
| 2008-01-23 | 5.75% | −0.50% | discount rate |
| 2006-07-03 | 6.25% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2005-11-02 | 6.00% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2005-10-03 | 5.75% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2005-07-03 | 5.50% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2005-03-23 | 5.25% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2005-02-03 | 5.00% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2004-12-15 | 4.75% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2004-11-11 | 4.50% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2004-09-22 | 4.25% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2004-08-04 | 4.00% | +0.50% | discount rate |
| 2004-07-01 | 3.50% | +0.25% | discount rate |
| 2002-11-07 | 3.25% | −0.50% | discount rate |
| 2002-06-03 | 3.75% | — | discount rate |
2025-12-113.50%
discount rate−0.25%
2025-09-183.75%
discount rate−0.25%
2024-09-194.00%
discount rate−0.25%
2023-07-264.25%
discount rate+0.25%
2023-01-254.00%
discount rate+0.50%
2022-12-073.50%
discount rate+0.50%
2022-09-223.00%
discount rate+0.25%
2022-08-112.75%
discount rate+0.25%
2022-07-282.50%
discount rate+0.25%
2022-06-162.25%
discount rate+0.25%
2022-05-052.00%
discount rate+0.25%
2022-03-171.75%
discount rate+0.25%
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2020-03-171.50%
discount rate−1.00%
2020-03-042.50%
discount rate−0.25%
2019-10-302.75%
discount rate−0.25%
2018-03-223.00%
discount rate+0.25%
2017-03-162.75%
discount rate+0.25%
2016-12-152.50%
discount rate+0.25%
2015-12-172.25%
discount rate+0.25%
2012-10-042.00%
discount rate−0.50%
2010-02-082.50%
discount rate−0.50%
2009-05-143.00%
discount rate−0.50%
2009-04-133.50%
discount rate−0.25%
2008-12-173.75%
discount rate−0.50%
2008-10-304.25%
discount rate−0.25%
2008-10-084.50%
discount rate−1.25%
2008-01-235.75%
discount rate−0.50%
2006-07-036.25%
discount rate+0.25%
2005-11-026.00%
discount rate+0.25%
2005-10-035.75%
discount rate+0.25%
2005-07-035.50%
discount rate+0.25%
2005-03-235.25%
discount rate+0.25%
2005-02-035.00%
discount rate+0.25%
2004-12-154.75%
discount rate+0.25%
2004-11-114.50%
discount rate+0.25%
2004-09-224.25%
discount rate+0.25%
2004-08-044.00%
discount rate+0.50%
2004-07-013.50%
discount rate+0.25%
2002-11-073.25%
discount rate−0.50%
2002-06-033.75%
discount rate—
Where these numbers come from
Derived entirely from BIS daily policy-rate levels (WS_CBPOL); every day the level differs from the prior day is a change day. Instrument eras parsed from the BIS COMPILATION field (1 era(s)).