Kuwait: USD exchange rate

The currency chart for Kuwait shows historical data for the Kuwaiti Dinars per USD exchange rate. These are monthly averages and not end-of-month currency values. An increase means depreciation against the USD as one can exchange more Kuwaiti Dinars per USD. Depreciation implies that goods from Kuwait become cheaper to export and it becomes cheaper for foreigners to visit Kuwait.

The series for Kuwait are available from September 2004 to April 2025. For that period, the average exchange rate for Kuwait was 0.2941 Kuwaiti Dinars per USD with a minimum of 0.2654 Kuwaiti Dinars per USD in July 2008 and a maximum of 0.311 Kuwaiti Dinars per USD in April 2020. The most recent available data point is 0.307 Kuwaiti Dinars per USD, a change of -0.39% from the previous data point of 0.3082 Kuwaiti Dinars per USD and a change of -0.23% from a year ago when the level was 0.3077 Kuwaiti Dinars per USD.

Currency values in Kuwait and elsewhere have different driving forces over the short-run and the long-run. Countries may have fixed or floating exchange rate regimes or be part of monetary unions. They may experience currency crises. These and other issues are discussed in detail on our Exchange rate page.