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Kuwait
Kuwait issues a Civil ID through its Public Authority for Civil Information, and in 2024 added online updates through the Sahel app. The central bank has only studied a digital dinar.
Digital ID · Goal 16.9
Digital ID in Kuwait
- Program
- Civil ID (PACI); Sahel app; Kuwait Mobile ID
- Status
- Used by most adults
- National ID card
- ID card compulsory
- Biometrics
- Yes
The Public Authority for Civil Information issues the Civil ID, first issued in 1962, and expatriates must show it instead of a residency sticker since 2019. In 2024 a Sahel app service let people update some Civil ID details online. Biometric features and Kuwait Mobile ID were not confirmed from sources reached.
Digital money · Goal 8.10
Central bank digital currency
- Status
- Research
In 2023 the governor said the central bank is following other countries and formed an expert team. No pilot was found.
On the record
What has happened, newest first
- 2024Rolling it out
A Sahel app service launched to update Civil ID details online. Wikipedia — Kuwaiti identity card (secondary) ↗
UN and WHO
How Kuwait has voted
- WHO
- Accepted the 2024 rule changes
- Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
- No recorded objection
- Migration compact (Dec 2018)
- Voted yes
- Paris climate deal
- Party
- SDG Index 2026
- 62.9 · rank 120 of 169
- Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
- 2
Sovereignty score
How the -1 adds up
- -1Government digital ID used by most adults source ↗
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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.