Import unit value index in Kuwait
Kuwait: Import unit value index was 122.4 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, import unit value index in Kuwait stood at 122.4 2015 = 100. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Kuwait peaked at 122.4 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.3 2015 = 100, in 2002.
That places Kuwait 151st out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Import unit value index in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.2 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2001 | 76 2015 = 100 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.3 2015 = 100 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 78.2 2015 = 100 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 84.1 2015 = 100 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 87.3 2015 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 90.5 2015 = 100 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 96.2 2015 = 100 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 103.1 2015 = 100 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 98.6 2015 = 100 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 101.1 2015 = 100 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 109.2 2015 = 100 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 108.6 2015 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 106.9 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 106.3 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 100.1 2015 = 100 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 102.7 2015 = 100 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 105 2015 = 100 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 104.3 2015 = 100 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 105.8 2015 = 100 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 112.5 2015 = 100 | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 119.3 2015 = 100 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 120.5 2015 = 100 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 122.4 2015 = 100 | +1.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 122.4 2015 = 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 127.4 2015 = 100, 96% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 122.4 2015 = 100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 124 2015 = 100, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.55 2015 = 100 | 75.3 2015 = 100 | 103.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.42 2015 = 100 | 100 2015 = 100 | 109.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.1 2015 = 100 | 105.8 2015 = 100 | 122.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 149 Faroe Islands 122.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 149 Trinidad and Tobago 122.5 2015 = 100 compare
- 151 Qatar 122.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 153 Moldova 122.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 154 Gabon 122 2015 = 100 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 import unit value index in Kuwait?
- Import unit value index in Kuwait was 122.4 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 122.4 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3 2015 = 100 in 2002.
- How does Kuwait rank for import unit value index?
- Kuwait ranks 151st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import 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, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.