Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Export unit value index (2015 = 100) was 144 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Export unit value index in Kuwait, 1980–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for export unit value index in Kuwait is 144 2015 = 100, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit value index in Kuwait peaked at 195.7 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.5 2015 = 100, in 1988.
Kuwait ranks 86th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 59.5 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 69.9 2015 = 100 | +17.5% |
| 1982 | 64.4 2015 = 100 | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 55.4 2015 = 100 | -14.0% |
| 1984 | 54.5 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 54.5 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 40.1 2015 = 100 | -26.4% |
| 1987 | 33.1 2015 = 100 | -17.5% |
| 1988 | 25.5 2015 = 100 | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 54.5 2015 = 100 | +113.7% |
| 2001 | 48.7 2015 = 100 | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 47.5 2015 = 100 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 56.4 2015 = 100 | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 71.7 2015 = 100 | +27.1% |
| 2005 | 99.7 2015 = 100 | +39.1% |
| 2006 | 115.7 2015 = 100 | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 126.9 2015 = 100 | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 168.8 2015 = 100 | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 111.3 2015 = 100 | -34.1% |
| 2010 | 137 2015 = 100 | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 175.2 2015 = 100 | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 176.6 2015 = 100 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 176.6 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 166.8 2015 = 100 | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 86.1 2015 = 100 | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 102.1 2015 = 100 | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 125.9 2015 = 100 | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 114.1 2015 = 100 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 85.7 2015 = 100 | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 138.1 2015 = 100 | +61.1% |
| 2022 | 195.7 2015 = 100 | +41.7% |
| 2023 | 160.7 2015 = 100 | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 153.5 2015 = 100 | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 144 2015 = 100 | -6.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 144 2015 = 100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 139.7 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 144 2015 = 100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 139 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 50.77 2015 = 100 | 25.5 2015 = 100 | 69.9 2015 = 100 | 9 |
| 2000s | 90.12 2015 = 100 | 47.5 2015 = 100 | 168.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 136.04 2015 = 100 | 86.1 2015 = 100 | 176.6 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 146.28 2015 = 100 | 85.7 2015 = 100 | 195.7 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 84 Colombia 144.8 2015 = 100 compare
- 85 United Arab Emirates 144.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 86 Malta 144 2015 = 100 compare
- 88 Paraguay 142.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 89 Equatorial Guinea 142.4 2015 = 100 compare
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 export unit value index in Kuwait?
- Export unit value index in Kuwait was 144 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export unit value index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 195.7 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest export unit value index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5 2015 = 100 in 1988.
- How does Kuwait rank for export unit value index?
- Kuwait ranks 86th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is export unit value index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, interna¬tional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.