Kuwait vs Middle income: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World
Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World over time
- Kuwait
- Middle income
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 18.8% against 8.2% in Middle income, a difference of 10.6%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.3 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 21st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 3.0% | 4.1% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 6.1% | 6.3% | 0.2% | Middle income |
| 1980s | 7.2% | 8.2% | 1.0% | Middle income |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 4.2% | 4.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 5.8% | 9.3% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 7.6% | 10.6% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 7.9% | 12.7% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from economies in the arab world, Kuwait or Middle income?
- Kuwait, at 18.8% against 8.2% in Middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from economies in the arab world between Kuwait and Middle income?
- 10.6%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle income?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from economies in the arab world?
- Kuwait ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 21st of 206 countries.
- 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.