East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Kuwait: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
7.7%
in 2023
Kuwait
18.8%
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
24th
Kuwait rank
24th

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Kuwait
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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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Indicator
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,444 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.