Kuwait vs Qatar: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Kuwait
37.45 billion current US$
in 2023
Qatar
30.54 billion current US$
in 2023
Kuwait rank
66th
Qatar rank
69th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Kuwait
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 37.45 billion current US$ against 30.54 billion current US$ in Qatar, a difference of 6.90 billion current US$.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 66th and Qatar ranks 69th of 206 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 622.60 million current US$ 51.22 million current US$ 571.38 million current US$ Kuwait
1970s 2.40 billion current US$ 577.10 million current US$ 1.82 billion current US$ Kuwait
1980s 6.40 billion current US$ 1.22 billion current US$ 5.18 billion current US$ Kuwait
1990s 6.60 billion current US$ 2.26 billion current US$ 4.34 billion current US$ Kuwait
2000s 14.86 billion current US$ 12.34 billion current US$ 2.52 billion current US$ Kuwait
2010s 30.72 billion current US$ 27.55 billion current US$ 3.17 billion current US$ Kuwait
2020s 31.54 billion current US$ 28.79 billion current US$ 2.75 billion current US$ Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Kuwait or Qatar?
Kuwait, at 37.45 billion current US$ against 30.54 billion current US$ in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Kuwait and Qatar?
6.90 billion current US$, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Kuwait ranks 66th and Qatar ranks 69th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.