Kuwait vs Upper middle income: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Kuwait
39.5%
in 2023
Upper middle income
19.0%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
30th
Upper middle income rank
31st

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Kuwait
  • Upper middle income
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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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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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
253 places, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.