Egypt vs Kuwait: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Egypt
0.267 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait
0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Egypt rank
133rd
Kuwait rank
135th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Egypt
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0.267 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait, a difference of 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 133rd and Kuwait ranks 135th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Kuwait in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1685 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1951 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
1970s 0.2272 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2179 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP Egypt
1980s 0.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2962 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP Egypt
1990s 0.1918 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2986 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1069 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2000s 0.2122 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2001 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP Egypt
2010s 0.2293 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP Egypt
2020s 0.2054 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0248 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Egypt or Kuwait?
Egypt, at 0.267 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2647 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Egypt and Kuwait?
0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?
64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Egypt ranks 133rd and Kuwait ranks 135th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.