East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Kuwait: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 18.8% against 7.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 11.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.4 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kuwait ahead.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Kuwait ranks 24th of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.1% | 7.0% | 4.9% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 0.2% | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 7.2% | 1.8% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 8.4% | 5.9% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 15.0% | 9.9% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 18.2% | 11.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 20.6% | 13.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 18.8% against 7.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kuwait?
- 11.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kuwait?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Kuwait ranks 24th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.