Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Kuwait: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 73.2% against 59.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 13.3%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.9% | 79.5% | 9.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 67.4% | 79.7% | 12.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 51.9% | 12.0% | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) |
| 2010s | 63.4% | 79.0% | 15.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 75.3% | 13.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 73.2% against 59.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Kuwait?
- 13.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Kuwait?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Kuwait rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 26th and Kuwait ranks 28th 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.