Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Kuwait: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 75.4% against 63.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Kuwait ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 79.6% | 13.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 51.9% | 10.6% | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 79.0% | 16.8% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 75.0% | 13.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 75.4% against 63.0% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kuwait?
- 12.4%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kuwait?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Kuwait rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 16th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.