Kuwait vs Small states: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Kuwait
- Small states
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 75.4% against 61.4% in Small states, a difference of 14.0%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 19th and Small states ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.8% | 71.4% | 8.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 66.2% | 14.3% | Small states |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 59.5% | 19.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 61.0% | 14.0% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Kuwait or Small states?
- Kuwait, at 75.4% against 61.4% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Kuwait and Small states?
- 14.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Small states?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Small states rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Kuwait ranks 19th and Small states ranks 20th 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.