Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 5.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Kuwait, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures exports in Kuwait stood at 5.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Kuwait peaked at 88.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2006.
Kuwait ranks 164th 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.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.7% | — |
| 1971 | 4.4% | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 5.4% | +22.3% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | +60.3% |
| 1976 | 9.5% | +19.4% |
| 1977 | 10.9% | +14.1% |
| 1978 | 10.6% | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 9.5% | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 10.4% | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 15.0% | +44.7% |
| 1982 | 22.5% | +49.4% |
| 1983 | 19.2% | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 15.8% | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 88.0% | +455.8% |
| 1987 | 82.6% | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 86.8% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 85.0% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 6.4% | -92.5% |
| 1991 | 18.8% | +195.1% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | -74.6% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +134.8% |
| 1999 | 8.5% | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -47.3% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | -22.9% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +96.3% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | -29.6% |
| 2013 | 5.1% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +47.1% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +54.6% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -39.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +24.5% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +29.6% |
| 2025 | 5.7% | +17.9% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 5.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.0%, 10% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 5.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.7%, 23% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures 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 | +455.8% | 15.8% | 88.0% |
| 1991 | +195.1% | 6.4% | 18.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.4% | 4.4% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 10.4% | 88.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 7.1% | 3.9% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.1% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 5.9% | 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)
- Food exports 0.6% (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 manufactures exports in Kuwait?
- Manufactures exports in Kuwait was 5.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2006.
- How does Kuwait rank for manufactures exports?
- Kuwait ranks 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.