Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 75.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures imports in Kuwait, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in Kuwait is 75.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Kuwait peaked at 86.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2001.
Kuwait ranks 19th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.4% | — |
| 1971 | 76.0% | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 76.4% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 76.0% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 77.8% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 80.2% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 84.5% | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 81.7% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 80.0% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 81.4% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 82.4% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 83.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 79.8% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 79.5% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 75.9% | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 74.4% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 77.8% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 86.8% | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 83.8% | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 81.4% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 79.2% | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 80.8% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 78.2% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | -56.6% |
| 2001 | 33.1% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 34.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 36.7% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +119.8% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 80.4% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 77.9% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.1% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 75.4% | +3.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 75.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 67.4%, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 75.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.3%, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +119.8% | 36.7% | 80.7% |
| 2000 | -56.6% | 78.2% | 33.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.1% | 76.0% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.4% | 74.4% | 83.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 77.8% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.9% | 33.1% | 82.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 77.9% | 80.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 73.2% | 76.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More private sector data for Kuwait
- Merchandise trade 72.3% (2025)
- Food imports 16.0% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Kuwait?
- Manufactures imports in Kuwait was 75.4% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2001.
- How does Kuwait rank for manufactures imports?
- Kuwait ranks 19th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.