Kuwait vs Upper middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Kuwait
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 39.5% against 19.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 20.5%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 5.3% | 6.4% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 9.7% | 6.1% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 28.1% | 6.4% | 21.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 9.9% | 30.2% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 16.8% | 23.2% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 17.9% | 20.7% | Kuwait |
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 Upper middle income?
- Kuwait, at 39.5% against 19.0% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Kuwait and Upper middle income?
- 20.5%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Upper middle income?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Kuwait ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 31st 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.