Kuwait vs Upper middle income: Manufactures imports

Kuwait
73.2%
in 2024
Upper middle income
59.5%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
28th
Upper middle income rank
28th

Manufactures imports over time

  • Kuwait
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 73.2% against 59.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 78.4% 66.8% 11.6% Kuwait
1990s 80.4% 77.5% 3.0% Kuwait
2000s 51.9% 72.1% 20.2% Upper middle income
2010s 79.0% 65.0% 13.9% Kuwait
2020s 74.9% 61.6% 13.3% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufactures imports, Kuwait or Upper middle income?
Kuwait, at 73.2% against 59.5% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in manufactures imports between Kuwait and Upper middle income?
13.7%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Upper middle income?
33 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Upper middle income rank globally for manufactures imports?
Kuwait ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 28th 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

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.