Kuwait vs Qatar: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
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 over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
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, 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 between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 6.90 billion current US$, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Kuwait ranks 66th and Qatar ranks 69th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.