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
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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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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.