Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Kuwait: Manufactures imports

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
59.9%
in 2023
Kuwait
73.2%
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
26th
Kuwait rank
28th

Manufactures imports over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Kuwait
020406080196719952024

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

Indicator
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.