Gabon vs Kuwait: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Gabon
- Kuwait
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 72.8% against 72.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Kuwait ahead.
Gabon ranks 60th and Kuwait ranks 61st of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.4% | 77.2% | 8.8% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 71.3% | 92.5% | 21.3% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 70.2% | 80.0% | 9.8% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 68.6% | 2.2% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 70.5% | 2.0% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 77.7% | 15.4% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 69.1% | 4.8% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Gabon or Kuwait?
- Gabon, at 72.8% against 72.3% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Gabon and Kuwait?
- 0.5%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Kuwait?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Gabon ranks 60th and Kuwait ranks 61st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.