Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Kuwait
Kuwait: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 57.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Computer, communications and other services in Kuwait, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 57.9% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Kuwait peaked at 65.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1995.
Kuwait ranks 35th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.8% | — |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | -39.3% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | +86.7% |
| 1979 | 1.3% | -61.5% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -57.7% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +130.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1984 | -0.0% | -175.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -233.3% |
| 1986 | -0.0% | -312.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4% | -182349483618702.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1989 | -0.0% | — |
| 1992 | -0.0% | -37.5% |
| 1993 | -0.0% | +400.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -276.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0% | -190.9% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | -25.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -56.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -43.8% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -148.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -353.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +3437255962035102.0% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | +68.4% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +58.8% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -33.2% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +44.4% |
| 2014 | 54.4% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 43.4% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +35.4% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 57.9% | +13.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 57.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.4%, 1.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 57.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.6%, 2.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +3437255962035102.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| 1987 | +182349483618702.2% | -0.0% | 0.4% |
| 1993 | -400.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | +353.8% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.4% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | -0.0% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 37.9% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.0% | 50.9% | 65.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 16.0% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 41.61 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 28.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 72.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,814 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Kuwait?
- Computer, communications and other services in Kuwait was 57.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1995.
- How does Kuwait rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Kuwait ranks 35th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.