Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Kuwait, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in Kuwait stood at 0.6%.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Kuwait peaked at 8.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
Kuwait ranks 186th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.8% | -18.1% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 1.0% | +23.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -67.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | +44.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6% | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -29.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | +109.3% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +31.0% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -29.7% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 7.6% | +630.4% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 7.6% | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 6.3% | -17.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -88.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | -35.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -21.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +94.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -23.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +34.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -66.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +72.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -20.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +51.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +91.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -45.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +71.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -38.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +15.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +8.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 5% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.9%, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +630.4% | 1.0% | 7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 0.5% | 8.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Kuwait?
- Food exports in Kuwait was 0.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for food exports?
- Kuwait ranks 186th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.