Kuwaiti dinar
| دينار كويتي (Arabic) | |
|---|---|
| ISO 4217 | |
| Code | KWD (numeric: 414) |
| Subunit | 0.001 |
| Units of account | |
| Base unit | dinar |
| Plural | danānīr (Arabic) |
| Symbol | KD, or د.ك (Arabic) |
| Subunit | |
| 1⁄1,000 | fils |
| Plural | |
| fils | fulūs (Arabic) |
| Denominations | |
| 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 |
| Replaced | Gulf rupee |
| 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 |
The Kuwaiti dinar (Arabic: دينار كويتي; currency symbol: KD, or د.ك in Arabic; currency code: KWD) is the currency of Kuwait. Each dinar is sub-divided into 1,000 fulūs (singular is "fils"). The dinar was introduced in 1961 to replace the Gulf rupee.
As of 2026, the Kuwaiti dinar is the currency with the highest value per base unit, with KD 1 equalling US$3.23 or GBP£2.40, ahead of the Bahraini dinar, which equals US$2.66.
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- Currencies with ISO 4217 code