Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Kuwait: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
10.6%
in 2023
Kuwait
52.7%
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
9th
Kuwait rank
6th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 52.7% against 10.6% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 42.1%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 5.0 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kuwait ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 6th of 47 groups.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Kuwait Difference Ahead
1970s 3.1% 6.1% 3.0% Kuwait
1980s 3.7% 10.9% 7.2% Kuwait
1990s 3.5% 8.7% 5.2% Kuwait
2000s 3.7% 49.5% 45.8% Kuwait
2010s 7.0% 48.7% 41.8% Kuwait
2020s 10.4% 52.3% 41.9% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 52.7% against 10.6% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Kuwait?
42.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Kuwait?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th and Kuwait ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
252 places, 12,213 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.