Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kuwait
Kuwait: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kuwait is 0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 0.1028 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
Kuwait ranks 110th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.0443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0415 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0456 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0473 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0456 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0429 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0368 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0794 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0477 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0454 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0531 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0548 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.043 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0413 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0456 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.041 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0502 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0578 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0489 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.073 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 107 Faroe Islands 0.0825 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Republic of Korea 0.0797 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 109 Solomon Islands 0.0775 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Bhutan 0.0768 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 112 Eritrea 0.0766 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Comoros 0.0752 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 17.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 73.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 8.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kuwait?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kuwait was 0.0772 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1028 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Kuwait rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 110th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.