Israel vs Kuwait: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Israel
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 75.4% against 75.2% in Israel, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Israel ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.8% | 79.1% | 11.3% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 67.4% | 79.4% | 12.0% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 80.8% | 0.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 77.4% | 51.9% | 25.5% | Israel |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 79.0% | 4.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 75.1% | 75.0% | 0.1% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Israel or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 75.4% against 75.2% in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Israel and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Kuwait?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Kuwait rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Israel ranks 20th and Kuwait ranks 19th of 196 countries.
- 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.