Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Kuwait

Merchandise exports in Kuwait in 2025 — 72,073,000,000 US$. Ranked 50 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 7,392%.

2025 72.07B US$ −4.09% vs 2024
World rank 50of 205
Period maximum 119B US$2012
Period minimum 962M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Kuwait, 1960–2025050B100B150B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 962,000,000 US$1962: 1,077,000,000 US$1964: 1,251,000,000 US$1966: 1,342,000,000 US$1968: 1,439,000,000 US$1970: 1,693,000,000 US$1972: 2,989,000,000 US$1974: 10,963,000,000 US$1976: 9,846,000,000 US$1978: 10,427,000,000 US$1980: 19,663,000,000 US$1982: 10,864,000,000 US$1984: 11,623,000,000 US$1986: 7,383,000,000 US$1988: 7,661,000,000 US$1990: 7,042,000,000 US$1992: 6,571,000,000 US$1994: 11,260,000,000 US$1996: 14,889,000,000 US$1998: 9,554,000,000 US$2000: 19,436,000,000 US$2002: 15,369,000,000 US$2004: 28,599,000,000 US$2006: 56,016,000,000 US$2008: 87,457,000,000 US$2010: 69,978,000,000 US$2012: 118,912,000,000 US$2014: 102,111,000,000 US$2016: 46,273,000,000 US$2018: 71,938,000,000 US$2020: 40,116,000,000 US$2022: 99,985,000,000 US$2024: 75,150,000,000 US$2025: 72,073,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +71.11B (+7,392%) Average annual rate: 6.87 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Kuwait 72.07B US$
World 26.39T US$
Western Asia computed 1.76T US$
High-income countries computed 16.71T US$
Merchandise exports — Kuwait, by year Kuwait All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 72.07B −3.08B −4.09%
2024 75.15B −8.83B −10.52%
2023 83.98B −16B −16.01%
2022 99.99B +36.86B +58.38%
2021 63.13B +23.01B +57.36%
2020 40.12B −24.37B −37.79%
2019 64.48B −7.46B −10.36%
2018 71.94B +16.92B +30.76%
2017 55.02B +8.74B +18.89%
2016 46.27B −7.85B −14.5%
2015 54.12B −47.99B −47%
2014 102B −12.99B −11.29%
2013 115B −3.81B −3.2%
2012 119B +16.81B +16.46%
2011 102B +32.13B +45.91%
2010 69.98B +15.97B +29.57%
2009 54.01B −33.45B −38.25%
2008 87.46B +24.77B +39.5%
2007 62.69B +6.68B +11.92%
2006 56.02B +11.15B +24.84%
2005 44.87B +16.27B +56.89%
2004 28.6B +7.92B +38.31%
2003 20.68B +5.31B +34.54%
2002 15.37B −834M −5.15%
2001 16.2B −3.23B −16.63%
2000 19.44B +7.27B +59.78%
1999 12.16B +2.61B +27.32%
1998 9.55B −4.67B −32.83%
1997 14.22B −665M −4.47%
1996 14.89B +2.1B +16.46%
1995 12.79B +1.53B +13.54%
1994 11.26B +1.01B +9.88%
1993 10.25B +3.68B +55.96%
1992 6.57B +5.48B +503.95%
1991 1.09B −5.95B −84.55%
1990 7.04B −4.43B −38.64%
1989 11.48B +3.82B +49.8%
1988 7.66B −603M −7.3%
1987 8.26B +881M +11.93%
1986 7.38B −3.21B −30.33%
1985 10.6B −1.03B −8.83%
1984 11.62B +119M +1.03%
1983 11.5B +640M +5.89%
1982 10.86B −5.18B −32.29%
1981 16.04B −3.62B −18.41%
1980 19.66B +1.26B +6.84%
1979 18.4B +7.98B +76.5%
1978 10.43B +673M +6.9%
1977 9.75B −92M −0.93%
1976 9.85B +662M +7.21%
1975 9.18B −1.78B −16.23%
1974 10.96B +7.15B +187.37%
1973 3.82B +826M +27.63%
1972 2.99B +482M +19.23%
1971 2.51B +814M +48.08%
1970 1.69B +153M +9.94%
1969 1.54B +101M +7.02%
1968 1.44B +84M +6.2%
1967 1.36B +13M +0.97%
1966 1.34B +58M +4.52%
1965 1.28B +33M +2.64%
1964 1.25B +115M +10.12%
1963 1.14B +59M +5.48%
1962 1.08B +115M +11.95%
1961 962M +0 +0%
1960 962M

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.