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Kuwait » Money

Currency

Kuwait Dinar (KWD) = 1,000 fils. Notes are in denominations of KWD20, 10, 5 and 1, and 500 and 250 fils. Coins are in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 fils.

Credit/Debit Cards and ATMs

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa are accepted.

Traveller's Cheques

Widely accepted. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller's cheques in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.

Currency Restrictions

There are no restrictions on the import or export of local or foreign currency. However, amounts exceeding KWD3,000 or equivalent must be declared.

Banking Hours

Sun-Thurs 0800-1200/1230.

Exchange Rate Indicators

1.00 GBP = 0.46 KWD
1.00 USD = 0.28 KWD
1.00 EUR = 0.38 KWD
Currency conversion rates as of 24 April 2012

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Information in this section was last updated: Wed May 23 2012