Kuwait vs Low & middle income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Kuwait
0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait rank
32nd
Low & middle income rank
29th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.2455 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.2 times Low & middle 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 Low & middle income ranks 29th of 203 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5769 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0911 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4859 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.7075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.5035 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3648 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.3877 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.5053 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2649 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.5569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.4608 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2084 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2523 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$), per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Low & middle income?
- Kuwait, at 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.213 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Low & middle income?
- 0.2455 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Low & middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Low & middle income rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 32nd and Low & middle income ranks 29th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.