International tourism, expenditures in Kuwait
Kuwait: International tourism, expenditures was 15.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
International tourism, expenditures in Kuwait, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 15.2% for international tourism, expenditures in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 42.7% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Kuwait peaked at 26.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
International tourism, expenditures in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 19.9% | — |
| 1996 | 21.3% | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 20.8% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 21.7% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 22.6% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 20.1% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +26.5% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -42.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.0% | 19.9% | 21.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 20.8% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 20.1% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 international tourism, expenditures in Kuwait?
- International tourism, expenditures in Kuwait was 15.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 26.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Kuwait ranks 6th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.