Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre in Kuwait
Kuwait: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre was 4.71 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre in Kuwait, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 4.71 million current US$ per square kilometre for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre in Kuwait peaked at 6.67 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 53,984 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1961.
Kuwait ranks 15th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70,994 current US$ per square kilometre | 53,984 current US$ per square kilometre | 86,420 current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 446,588 current US$ per square kilometre | 95,006 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 645,786 current US$ per square kilometre | 414,310 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 560,185 current US$ per square kilometre | 61,055 current US$ per square kilometre | 835,522 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 million current US$ per square kilometre | 862,458 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.91 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.60 million current US$ per square kilometre | 6.67 million current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2.25 million current US$ per square kilometre | 5.61 million current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 12 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 6.68 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Korea 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 14 Germany 4.87 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Slovenia 3.63 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 Czechia 3.31 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 18 Denmark 3.23 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
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$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre in Kuwait?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre in Kuwait was 4.71 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 million current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,984 current US$ per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Kuwait rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Kuwait ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Merchandise exports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.