Lead time to import, median case in Kuwait
Kuwait: Lead time to import, median case was 3 days in 2018. ▼ Falling
Lead time to import, median case in Kuwait, 2007–2018
Source: Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB). Measured in days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lead time to import, median case in Kuwait is 3 days, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 200.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lead time to import, median case in Kuwait peaked at 3.4 days in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1 days, in 2016.
Kuwait ranks 34th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lead time to import, median case in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.4 days | — |
| 2010 | 3 days | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 3 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 days | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 1 days | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 3 days | +200.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 3 days is above the median for high income countries, which is 3 days, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 3 days is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5 days, 60% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4 days | 3.4 days | 3.4 days | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.4 days | 1 days | 3 days | 5 |
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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 lead time to import, median case in Kuwait?
- Lead time to import, median case in Kuwait was 3 days in 2018, according to Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest lead time to import, median case recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 days in 2007.
- What is the lowest lead time to import, median case recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 days in 2016.
- How does Kuwait rank for lead time to import, median case?
- Kuwait ranks 34th out of 75 countries with data for 2018.
- Is lead time to import, median case rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Logistic Performance Index Surveys, World Bank (WB), published as part of Lead time to import, median case (days). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.