Cost of moneyKuwait
Savings vs inflation in Kuwait
Is my bank account gaining or losing purchasing power?
Kuwait's savings vs inflation is 0.26 % — #41 of 69 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.
0.26%
Source: Fiatmap derived metrics (own calculation from separately sourced components)
A bank account in Kuwait currently gains about 0.3 pp of purchasing power a year.
Among 69 countries
- Rank
- #41 of 69
- higher is better
- Ranked behind
- 41 %
- 28 of 69 countries
In Asia: #14 of 19vs median 0.87 %: −0.61 pp (worse)
The neighbourhood
| # | Country | Savings vs inflation | vs Kuwait |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.51 % | +0.25 pp |
| 40 | Algeria | 0.33 % | +0.07 pp |
| 41 | Kuwait | 0.26 % | — |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.20 % | −0.06 pp |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 0.19 % | −0.07 pp |
Deposit rate minus inflation — whether an ordinary bank account gains or loses purchasing power. Our calculation from two separately sourced figures.
How to read this figure
Our own calculation: the bank deposit rate minus annual CPI inflation. Where the policy-rate real rate answers "does the central bank beat inflation", this answers the question an ordinary saver actually has — does MY account? Deposit rates come from the IMF (harmonised, ~100 economies), inflation from official CPI; we never compute it when either leg is missing.