Kuwaiti dinar
| دينار كويتي (Arabic) | |
|---|---|
1 Dinar banknote of Kuwait (sixth edition) | |
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | KWD (numeric: 414) |
| Subunit | 0.001 |
| Unit | |
| Symbol | د.ك or KD |
| Denominations | |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄1,000 | fils |
| Banknotes | |
| Freq. used | KD 1⁄4, KD 1⁄2, KD 1, KD 5, KD 10, KD 20 |
| Coins | |
| Freq. used | 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 fulūs |
| Rarely used | 1 fils |
| Demographics | |
| Date of introduction | 1961 |
| User(s) | Kuwait |
| Issuance | |
| Central bank | Kuwait Currency Board (1961-1969) Central Bank of Kuwait (since 1969) |
| Website | www |
| Valuation | |
| Inflation | 1.50% |
| Source | The World Factbook, 2017 est. |
| Pegged with | Undisclosed currency basket $1 USD = 0.29963 KD |
The Kuwaiti dinar (Arabic: دينار كويتي, code: KWD) is the currency of Kuwait. It is sub-divided into 1,000 fulūs.
As of 2023, the Kuwaiti dinar is the currency with the highest value per base unit, with KD 1 equalling US$3.26, ahead of the Bahraini dinar with BD 1 equalling US$2.65 and Omani rial at US$2.60.