Kuwait vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Kuwait
9.33 % change on previous year
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
9.13 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait rank
78th
Saudi Arabia rank
81st
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kuwait
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 9.33 % change on previous year against 9.13 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.2 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 78th and Saudi Arabia ranks 81st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.91 % change on previous year | 14.24 % change on previous year | 2.34 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 24.97 % change on previous year | 45.15 % change on previous year | 20.18 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.63 % change on previous year | -0.0451 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 4.27 % change on previous year | 3.74 % change on previous year | 0.5338 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 10.98 % change on previous year | 14.01 % change on previous year | 3.03 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 5.54 % change on previous year | 5.5 % change on previous year | 0.0364 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 4.21 % change on previous year | 9.28 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia?
- Kuwait, at 9.33 % change on previous year against 9.13 % change on previous year in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.2 % change on previous year, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kuwait ranks 78th and Saudi Arabia ranks 81st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.