Country
Kuwait KWT
CBK
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d +0.3
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap84.1
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-06-01 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve—
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-10-06 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical47.6
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth22.0
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity86.1
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance42.0
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Kuwait sovereign credibility, in brief
Kuwait scores 57.5 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 5 of 10 in Middle East, the 60th percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.1 points over the past seven days. CPI 0.0% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (58/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 5/10 in Middle East · 60th percentile
Region avg 53.1 · best 61.1 · worst 17.4
Ranked either side
- Qatar 60.3
- Saudi Arabia 59.0
- Jordan 55.4
- Israel 55.3
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -97.2%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +28.1%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Electricity demand, YoY
- -14.6%
- as of 2025-11-01
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade · Electricity: Ember (CC BY 4.0)
Key indicators
External & activity
| Cpi monthly index | 136.9 | 2026-06-01 | ILO CPI |
| Current account (% GDP) | 22.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Electricity demand (TWh) | 5.2 | 2025-11-01 | Ember |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 0.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 2.7% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 802.2K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -9.9% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 0.0% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 8.4 mo | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 94.0% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 2.2% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 2.2% | 2016-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| GDP per capita (USD) | $32,312 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 73.8% | 2016-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | 0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | 0.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | 0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | 0.4 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | 0.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -0.9 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.