Kuwaiti and resident spending grows 5% to 27.92B dinars in first half of 2026
The Central Bank of Kuwait revealed that the total spending by citizens and residents inside and outside Kuwait increased by 5% during the first half of 2026, reaching 27.92 billion Kuwaiti dinars through 809.57 million transactions, compared to 26.59 billion dinars in the same period of the previous year. Spending was concentrated in online transactions totaling 8.53 billion dinars, point-of-sale device transactions worth 9.46 billion dinars, and cash transactions amounting to 4.37 billion dinars. There was a significant rise in real-time payment transactions ("Mada") by 52.3%, reaching 5.56 billion dinars through 85.56 million transactions, compared to 3.65 billion dinars and 47.91 million transactions last year.
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