Kuwait vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle

Kuwait
3.3%
in 2023
Upper middle income
1.3%
in 2023
Kuwait rank
30th
Upper middle income rank
33rd

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle over time

  • Kuwait
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 3.3% against 1.3% in Upper middle income, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.4 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 203 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 9.2% 1.7% 7.5% Kuwait
1970s 6.4% 3.5% 2.9% Kuwait
1980s 3.9% 3.9% 0.1% Kuwait
1990s 2.7% 1.4% 1.2% Kuwait
2000s 4.4% 2.0% 2.4% Kuwait
2010s 3.1% 1.9% 1.2% Kuwait
2020s 3.5% 1.4% 2.1% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle, Kuwait or Upper middle income?
Kuwait, at 3.3% against 1.3% in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle between Kuwait and Upper middle income?
2.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Upper middle income?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
Kuwait ranks 30th and Upper middle income ranks 33rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% 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
250 places, 12,332 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region 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.