Kuwait vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.2492 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 203 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4822 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.7075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6103 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.5035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.3877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1186 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2691 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.5053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1797 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.5569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3812 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.4608 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2134 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Kuwait, at 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.2492 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.