Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Import unit value index (2015 = 100) was 125.2 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Kuwait, 2000–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, import unit value index in Kuwait stood at 125.2 2015 = 100. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Kuwait peaked at 125.2 2015 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.6 2015 = 100, in 2002.
That places Kuwait 123rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.5 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2001 | 76.3 2015 = 100 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 75.6 2015 = 100 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 78.5 2015 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 84.4 2015 = 100 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 87.6 2015 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 90.5 2015 = 100 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 96.3 2015 = 100 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 103.1 2015 = 100 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 98.7 2015 = 100 | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 101.1 2015 = 100 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 109.2 2015 = 100 | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 108.5 2015 = 100 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 106.9 2015 = 100 | -1.5% |
| 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 | 105.7 2015 = 100 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 112.6 2015 = 100 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 119.4 2015 = 100 | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 120.5 2015 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 122.3 2015 = 100 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 125.2 2015 = 100 | +2.4% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 125.2 2015 = 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 126.7 2015 = 100, 99% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 125.2 2015 = 100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 125.2 2015 = 100, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.75 2015 = 100 | 75.6 2015 = 100 | 103.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.41 2015 = 100 | 100 2015 = 100 | 109.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.62 2015 = 100 | 105.7 2015 = 100 | 125.2 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 121 Costa Rica 125.4 2015 = 100 compare
- 122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 125.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 123 Greenland 125.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 123 Palau 125.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 123 Paraguay 125.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 123 Saint Kitts and Nevis 125.2 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 import unit value index in Kuwait?
- Import unit value index in Kuwait was 125.2 2015 = 100 in 2025, 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 125.2 2015 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6 2015 = 100 in 2002.
- How does Kuwait rank for import unit value index?
- Kuwait ranks 123rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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.