Private Sector in Kuwait

89 indicators covering private sector for Kuwait.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Merchandise trade 72.3% 2025 down 2.6% 61st
Food imports 17.5% 2024 up 12.0% 80th
Manufactures imports 73.2% 2024 down 6.5% 28th
Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ 2025 up 34.4% 66th
Food exports 0.6% 2024 up 51.8% 186th
Manufactures exports 8.1% 2024 up 96.1% 152nd
Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ 2025 up 33.2% 50th
Commercial service exports 12.14 billion current US$ 2025 up 122.0% 66th
Transport services 21.8% 2025 down 6.6% 138th
Computer, communications and other services 24.8% 2025 up 50.1% 130th
Commercial service imports 28.64 billion current US$ 2025 up 29.7% 44th
Computer, communications and other services 57.9% 2025 up 16.1% 36th
Travel services 17.5% 2025 up 91.0% 147th
Travel services 44.5% 2025 down 20.7% 14th
Transport services 14.9% 2025 down 50.5% 102nd
Insurance and financial services 8.9% 2025 up 119.3% 65th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 up 220.0% 88th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 44th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan 1.1% 2023 up 102.0% 102nd
Merchandise imports from high-income economies 60.3% 2023 down 12.9% 98th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 36.4% 2023 up 30.9% 43rd
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 24.5% 2023 up 36.3% 63rd
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 2.1% 2023 up 18.3% 83rd
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ame 2.3% 2023 down 10.1% 85th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle Ea 3.3% 2023 up 11.6% 30th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asi 6.7% 2023 up 38.2% 43rd
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Sahar 0.8% 2023 up 23.8% 97th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 39.5% 2023 down 0.4% 30th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 37.45 billion current US$ 2023 up 26.4% 66th
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within regio 3.3% 2023 up 11.6% 161st
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 24.1% 2023 up 70.8% 9th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East 11.9% 2023 down 27.3% 9th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ameri 0.0% 2023 down 98.1% 165th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Ce 0.9% 2023 down 69.4% 98th
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 18.8% 2023 down 0.7% 24th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & 13.4% 2023 down 32.3% 68th
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 11.9% 2023 down 27.3% 107th
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 52.7% 2023 up 5.3% 6th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 5.92 billion current US$ 2023 down 37.9% 114th
Merchandise exports to high-income economies 48.5% 2023 up 10.6% 142nd
Insurance and financial services 9.7% 2025 down 10.4% 39th
Export unit value index 151 2015 = 100 2024 down 5.9% 49th
Import unit value index 122.4 2015 = 100 2024 up 15.1% 151st
Export value index 141.2 2015 = 100 2024 down 25.3% 119th
Import value index 119.9 2015 = 100 2024 up 19.5% 159th
Export volume index 93.5 2015 = 100 2024 down 20.6% 151st
Import volume index 97.9 2015 = 100 2024 up 3.7% 145th
Net barter terms of trade index 123.3 2015 = 100 2024 down 18.3% 35th
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products 3.9% 2022 up 3.5% 140th
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products 4.2% 2022 down 2.8% 124th
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products 4.0% 2022 down 5.9% 133rd
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products 4.6% 2022 up 9.2% 109th
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products 3.9% 2022 up 15.4% 96th
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products 4.0% 2022 down 3.4% 97th
Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products 4.2% 2022 down 1.4% 88th
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products 4.7% 2022 up 8.5% 104th
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products 4.4% 2022 up 19.6% 125th
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products 4.7% 2022 up 0.9% 129th
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products 4.9% 2022 down 10.0% 161st
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, primary products 5.6% 2022 down 28.4% 169th