Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Kuwait

Imports of goods and services in Kuwait in 2024 — 61,521,205,383 US$. Ranked 57 in the world out of 171. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 12,600.5%.

2024 61.52B US$ −3% vs 2023
World rank 57of 171
Period maximum 63.43B US$2023
Period minimum 484M US$1965

Trend over time

1965–2024 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Kuwait, 1965–2024020B40B60B80B196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 484,399,806 US$1966: 582,399,767 US$1967: 694,399,722 US$1968: 694,399,722 US$1969: 800,799,680 US$1970: 692,999,723 US$1971: 724,238,833 US$1972: 919,595,439 US$1973: 1,199,034,299 US$1974: 1,800,437,317 US$1975: 3,127,241,132 US$1976: 4,275,155,872 US$1977: 6,141,691,617 US$1978: 6,180,627,006 US$1979: 7,131,847,261 US$1980: 9,822,528,922 US$1981: 9,641,838,693 US$1982: 11,298,630,132 US$1983: 10,300,332,102 US$1984: 9,687,160,122 US$1985: 9,166,990,520 US$1986: 8,596,155,818 US$1987: 8,303,936,655 US$1988: 8,884,381,552 US$1989: 10,058,581,791 US$1990: 10,701,388,542 US$1991: 13,840,763,854 US$1992: 10,766,871,506 US$1993: 10,602,648,675 US$1994: 10,518,518,519 US$1995: 11,409,022,677 US$1996: 12,340,978,394 US$1997: 12,015,862,917 US$1998: 13,256,506,845 US$1999: 11,878,521,098 US$2000: 11,370,749,009 US$2001: 12,400,466,933 US$2002: 13,961,186,388 US$2003: 16,499,335,597 US$2004: 19,246,691,551 US$2005: 22,839,041,096 US$2006: 24,543,725,187 US$2007: 32,461,455,101 US$2008: 38,206,585,624 US$2009: 31,130,878,955 US$2010: 35,034,036,154 US$2011: 39,894,339,787 US$2012: 45,739,026,063 US$2013: 46,580,345,500 US$2014: 51,286,394,768 US$2015: 51,488,579,434 US$2016: 53,090,012,147 US$2017: 56,293,171,254 US$2018: 63,048,258,687 US$2019: 55,817,806,338 US$2020: 42,529,707,772 US$2021: 44,912,694,808 US$2022: 55,913,469,388 US$2023: 63,425,622,996 US$2024: 61,521,205,383 US$
Change over the period: +61.04B (+12,600.5%) Average annual rate: 8.56 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kuwait

Kuwait 61.52B US$
World 31.39T US$
Western Asia computed 1.22T US$
High-income countries computed 20.69T US$
Imports of goods and services — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 61.52B −1.9B −3%
2023 63.43B +7.51B +13.44%
2022 55.91B +11B +24.49%
2021 44.91B +2.38B +5.6%
2020 42.53B −13.29B −23.81%
2019 55.82B −7.23B −11.47%
2018 63.05B +6.76B +12%
2017 56.29B +3.2B +6.03%
2016 53.09B +1.6B +3.11%
2015 51.49B +202M +0.39%
2014 51.29B +4.71B +10.1%
2013 46.58B +841M +1.84%
2012 45.74B +5.84B +14.65%
2011 39.89B +4.86B +13.87%
2010 35.03B +3.9B +12.54%
2009 31.13B −7.08B −18.52%
2008 38.21B +5.75B +17.7%
2007 32.46B +7.92B +32.26%
2006 24.54B +1.7B +7.46%
2005 22.84B +3.59B +18.66%
2004 19.25B +2.75B +16.65%
2003 16.5B +2.54B +18.18%
2002 13.96B +1.56B +12.59%
2001 12.4B +1.03B +9.06%
2000 11.37B −508M −4.27%
1999 11.88B −1.38B −10.39%
1998 13.26B +1.24B +10.33%
1997 12.02B −325M −2.63%
1996 12.34B +932M +8.17%
1995 11.41B +891M +8.47%
1994 10.52B −84.13M −0.79%
1993 10.6B −164M −1.53%
1992 10.77B −3.07B −22.21%
1991 13.84B +3.14B +29.34%
1990 10.7B +643M +6.39%
1989 10.06B +1.17B +13.22%
1988 8.88B +580M +6.99%
1987 8.3B −292M −3.4%
1986 8.6B −571M −6.23%
1985 9.17B −520M −5.37%
1984 9.69B −613M −5.95%
1983 10.3B −998M −8.84%
1982 11.3B +1.66B +17.18%
1981 9.64B −181M −1.84%
1980 9.82B +2.69B +37.73%
1979 7.13B +951M +15.39%
1978 6.18B +38.94M +0.63%
1977 6.14B +1.87B +43.66%
1976 4.28B +1.15B +36.71%
1975 3.13B +1.33B +73.69%
1974 1.8B +601M +50.16%
1973 1.2B +279M +30.39%
1972 920M +195M +26.97%
1971 724M +31.24M +4.51%
1970 693M −108M −13.46%
1969 801M +106M +15.32%
1968 694M +0 +0%
1967 694M +112M +19.23%
1966 582M +98M +20.23%
1965 484M

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

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