Kuwait vs Norway: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Kuwait
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 73.4% against 73.2% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 28th and Norway ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.1% | 75.2% | 3.9% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 79.9% | 75.0% | 4.9% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 80.8% | 0.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 78.8% | 26.9% | Norway |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 76.8% | 2.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 73.4% | 1.5% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Kuwait or Norway?
- Norway, at 73.4% against 73.2% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Kuwait and Norway?
- 0.2%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Norway?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Norway rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Kuwait ranks 28th and Norway ranks 27th 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.