Exports in Kuwait decreased to 5568.50 KWD Million in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 5751.10 KWD Million in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Kuwait Exports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Imports in Kuwait increased to 3242.20 KWD Million in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 2907.10 KWD Million in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Kuwait Imports - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Kuwait Total Exports

• Kuwait Total Exports recorded 6.0 USD bn in Nov 2024, compared with 6.1 USD bn in the previous month
• Kuwait Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1993 to Nov 2024, with an averaged value of 3.4 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 11.7 USD bn in Mar 2012 and a record low of 603.4 USD mn in Feb 1999

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports into USD. The Central Statistical Bureau provides Total Exports, FOB, in local currency. The Central Bank of Kuwait average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Further information about Kuwait Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Kuwait Total Exports dropped 18.3 % YoY in Nov 2024
• Total Imports recorded 3.3 USD bn in Nov 2024, which registered an increase of 14.5 % year on year
• Kuwait Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 2.6 USD bn in Nov 2024

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The statistic shows the value of goods exported from Kuwait from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, goods with a value of around ***** billion U.S. dollars were exported from Kuwait.

Kuwait's total Exports in 2023 were valued at US$83.98 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Kuwait's main export partners were: the United Arab Emirates, India and Saudi Arabia. The top three export commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Organic chemicals and Vehicles other than railway, tramway. Total Imports were valued at US$37.49 Billion. In 2023, Kuwait had a trade surplus of US$46.49 Billion.

Kuwait's total Imports in 2023 were valued at US$37.49 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Kuwait's main import partners were: China, the United States and the United Arab Emirates. The top three import commodities were: Vehicles other than railway, tramway; Electrical, electronic equipment and Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers. Total Exports were valued at US$83.98 Billion. In 2023, Kuwait had a trade surplus of US$46.49 Billion.

Key information about Kuwait Total Imports

• Kuwait Total Imports recorded 3.3 USD bn in Nov 2024, compared with a value of 3.4 USD bn in the previous month
• Kuwait Total Imports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1992 to Nov 2024, with an average number of 1.5 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 3.9 USD bn in Jun 2005 and a record low of 452.8 USD mn in Sep 1994

CEIC converts monthly Total Imports into USD. The Central Statistical Bureau provides Total Imports, CIF, in local currency. The Central Bank of Kuwait average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Further information about Kuwait Total Imports

• In the latest reports, Kuwait Total Imports grew 14.5 % YoY in Nov 2024
• Total Exports dropped 18.3 % YoY, to 6.0 USD bn in Nov 2024
• Kuwait Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 2.6 USD bn in Nov 2024

Kuwait: Trade openness: exports plus imports as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2022 is 90.92 percent, an increase from 82 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 100.78 percent, based on data from 169 countries. Historically, the average for Kuwait from 1965 to 2022 is 95.89 percent. The minimum value, 81.23 percent, was reached in 2002 while the maximum of 142.61 percent was recorded in 1991.

As of 2023, the value of imports to Kuwait from the United States was over one billion Kuwaiti dinar. During the same year, the value of non-oil exports to the United States from Kuwait amounted to 28.27 million Kuwaiti dinar.

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Key information about Kuwait Total Exports

• Kuwait Total Exports dropped 18.3 % YoY in Nov 2024, compared with a decrease of 17.7 % YoY in the previous month
• Kuwait Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1994 to Nov 2024, with an averaged rate of 8.8 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 146.5 % in Feb 2000 and a record low of -72.9 % in Apr 2020

CEIC calculates Total Exports Growth from monthly Total Exports. The Central Statistical Bureau provides Total Exports, FOB, in local currency.


Further information about Kuwait Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Kuwait Total Exports recorded 6.0 USD bn in Nov 2024
• Total Imports recorded 3.3 USD bn in Nov 2024, which registered an increase of 14.5 % year on year
• Kuwait Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 2.6 USD bn in Nov 2024

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Kuwait KW: GDP: Real: Exports as a Capacity to Import data was reported at 14,559.527 KWD mn in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16,593.333 KWD mn for 2015. Kuwait KW: GDP: Real: Exports as a Capacity to Import data is updated yearly, averaging 28,203.477 KWD mn from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2016, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 34,222.757 KWD mn in 2012 and a record low of 14,559.527 KWD mn in 2016. Kuwait KW: GDP: Real: Exports as a Capacity to Import data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Gross Domestic Product: Real. Exports as a capacity to import equals the current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index. Data are in constant local currency.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;

Kuwait KW: Goods Trade: % of GDP data was reported at 74.308 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 69.446 % for 2016. Kuwait KW: Goods Trade: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 74.308 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2017, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 103.281 % in 1977 and a record low of 53.130 % in 1991. Kuwait KW: Goods Trade: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.; Weighted average;

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Kuwait Exports of estimate of low valued import transactions to United States was US$670.82 Thousand during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Kuwait Exports of estimate of low valued import transactions to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on July of 2025.

The statistic shows Kuwait's trade balance of goods from 2013 to 2023. Trade balance is the value of exported goods minus the value of imported goods. A positive trade balance signifies a trade surplus, while a negative value signifies a trade deficit. In 2023, Kuwait's trade surplus amounted to around ***** billion U.S. dollars.