Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 40.5% against 39.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 9.8% | 1.9% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 14.1% | 1.7% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 15.7% | 12.4% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 36.5% | 3.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 36.7% | 3.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 41.4% | 2.8% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 40.5% against 39.5% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.0%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Kuwait ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 29th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.