Kuwait vs World: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle over time
- Kuwait
- World
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 3.3% against 1.5% in World, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 2.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 30th and World ranks 28th of 203 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 3.6% | 5.6% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 5.0% | 1.3% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.6% | 1.1% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.0% | 2.4% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 1.8% | 1.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 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 World?
- Kuwait, at 3.3% against 1.5% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle between Kuwait and World?
- 1.8%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and World?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and World rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in middle?
- Kuwait ranks 30th and World ranks 28th 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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About this data
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.