Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 6.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech exports in Kuwait stood at 6.0%.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Kuwait peaked at 78.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1997.
That places Kuwait 136th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.8% | — |
| 1991 | 78.4% | +51.4% |
| 1992 | 66.1% | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 61.4% | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 55.3% | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 52.1% | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -89.7% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | +181.7% |
| 1999 | 12.5% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | +24.9% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | +63.6% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 11.9% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.3% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -31.3% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +33.0% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +20.6% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +65.7% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -47.4% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -42.4% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +8.6% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 6.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 11% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 6.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 24.3%, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +181.7% | 5.4% | 15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.0% | 5.4% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.5% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 9.2% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 5.5% | 12.9% | 5 |
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)
- 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 medium and high-tech exports in Kuwait?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Kuwait was 6.0% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1997.
- How does Kuwait rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Kuwait ranks 136th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.