Kuwait vs Lebanon: Merchandise imports from high-income economies
Kuwait
60.3%
in 2023
Lebanon
61.3%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
98th
Lebanon rank
97th
Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 61.3% against 60.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 98th and Lebanon ranks 97th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.1% | 73.3% | 7.8% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 78.5% | 81.2% | 2.8% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 85.8% | 87.9% | 2.1% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 79.2% | 5.0% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 72.8% | 72.1% | 0.7% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 66.8% | 0.5% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 61.2% | 60.7% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Kuwait or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 61.3% against 60.3% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Kuwait and Lebanon?
- 1.0%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lebanon?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Lebanon rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Kuwait ranks 98th and Lebanon ranks 97th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% 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 high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.