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Kuwait Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
Kuwait monthly trade data
Kuwait quarterly trade data

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Kuwait

Overall Exports and Imports for Kuwait 2023

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 83,980 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 37,490 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 2,466 products are exported to 146 countries and 4,068 products are imported from 209 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2023

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Kuwait along with trade value are:

  • Kuwait exported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 49,827,754.84 (US$ Thousands).
  • Kuwait exported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 25,171,679.53 (US$ Thousands).
  • Kuwait exported Propane, liquefied , worth 1,759,486.45 (US$ Thousands).
  • Kuwait exported Butanes, liquefied , worth 1,379,251.77 (US$ Thousands).
  • Kuwait exported Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives , worth 903,004.50 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Kuwait along with trade value are

  • Kuwait imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 1,636,686.90 (US$ Thousands).
  • Kuwait imported Transmission apparatus, for radioteleph incorpo , worth 1,520,810.33 (US$ Thousands).
  • Kuwait imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 1,490,220.96 (US$ Thousands).
  • Kuwait imported Automobiles with reciprocating piston engine di , worth 1,452,917.91 (US$ Thousands).
  • Kuwait imported Art. of jewellery and pts thereof of/o prec mtl , worth 1,182,941.76 (US$ Thousands).

Kuwait top 5 Export and Import partners 2023

The top five countries to which Kuwait exported 2023 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Kuwait exports to Unspecified worth US$ 78,058 million, with a partner share of 92.95 percent.
  2. Kuwait exports to United Arab Emirates worth US$ 1,300 million, with a partner share of 1.55 percent.
  3. Kuwait exports to India worth US$ 1,063 million, with a partner share of 1.27 percent.
  4. Kuwait exports to Saudi Arabia worth US$ 705 million, with a partner share of 0.84 percent.
  5. Kuwait exports to China worth US$ 591 million, with a partner share of 0.70 percent.

The top five countries to which Kuwait imported goods 2023 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Kuwait imports from China worth US$ 7,429 million, with a partner share of 19.82 percent.
  2. Kuwait imports from United States worth US$ 3,402 million, with a partner share of 9.08 percent.
  3. Kuwait imports from United Arab Emirates worth US$ 3,384 million, with a partner share of 9.03 percent.
  4. Kuwait imports from Japan worth US$ 2,300 million, with a partner share of 6.13 percent.
  5. Kuwait imports from India worth US$ 2,062 million, with a partner share of 5.50 percent.

Kuwait Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2023

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2023 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2023

Tariffs imposed by Kuwait in 2023 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 100.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 3.85.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 3.96.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 12,419,463.14 and duty free tariff line items share is 26.75.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.04.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.04.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is not available.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is not available.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Kuwait World Development Indicators (WDI) 2023

Key Development Indicators of Kuwait in 2023 are below

WDI

Kuwait Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Kuwait is 83.
  • The trade across border rank is 162.
Doing Business

Kuwait Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA),

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for is not available.
CPIA

KuwaitLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Kuwait in 2016 is 3.15.
  • The LPI rank is 53.
LPI

Kuwait Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Kuwait is 51.80.
SPRD