Kuwait vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World

Kuwait
52.7%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
10.8%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
6th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
8th

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World over time

  • Kuwait
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 52.7% against 10.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 41.9%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 4.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Kuwait ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 205 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 6.1% 4.7% 1.4% Kuwait
1980s 10.9% 5.8% 5.2% Kuwait
1990s 8.7% 9.0% 0.3% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 49.5% 10.5% 39.0% Kuwait
2010s 48.7% 10.6% 38.2% Kuwait
2020s 52.3% 10.4% 42.0% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to economies in the arab world, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Kuwait, at 52.7% against 10.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to economies in the arab world between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
41.9%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
Kuwait ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 205 countries.
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.