The economy of Kuwait is a wealthy petroleum-based economy. Kuwait is one of the richest countries in the world. The Kuwaiti dinar is the highest-valued unit of currency in the world. According to the World Bank, Kuwait is the fifth richest country in the world by gross national income per capita.
Kuwait City skyline
Smoke from burning Kuwait oil fields after Saddam Hussein set fire to during Gulf war.
The Palms Beach Hotel & Spa in Kuwait
A highway in Kuwait City
The Kuwaiti dinar is the currency of Kuwait. It is sub-divided into 1,000 fulūs.
1 Dinar banknote of Kuwait (sixth edition)
Image: 1 Kuwaitian fils in 1967 Obverse
Image: 1 Kuwaitian fils in 1967 Reverse
Image: 5 Kuwaitian fils in 2012 Obverse