DUBAI: Kuwait's gross domestic product grew 2.6% at constant prices in the first quarter of 2019 from a year earlier, according to Kuwait's Central Statistical Bureau.
Oil sector grew at 1.3% in the first quarter and non-oil sector expanded at 4.1%, the data showed.
OPEC-led production curbs have hit oil-related growth among Gulf energy producers this year.
The International Monetary Fund expects Kuwait's economy to grow 2.5% this year, up from an estimated 1.7% in 2018.
(Reporting by Asma Alsharif; editing by Christian Schmollinger and Saeed Azhar) ((asma.alsharif@thomsonreuters.com; +20225783290; Reuters Messaging: asma.alsharif.reuters.com@reuters.net))
