What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.

How does Kuwait rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Kuwait ranks 32nd out of 203 countries with data for 2025.

Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Kuwait data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kuwait

Name: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kuwait
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Kuwait: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

32nd

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.8429 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1974

All-time low

0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1991

Years of data

1962–2025

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 1962–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kuwait is 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kuwait peaked at 0.8429 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.

Kuwait ranks 32nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kuwait, 1962 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1962	0.5891 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1963	0.5976 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1964	0.6039 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
1965	0.6122 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1966	0.5612 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1967	0.555 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1968	0.5404 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1969	0.5561 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1970	0.5891 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1971	0.6461 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1972	0.6716 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1973	0.7053 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1974	0.8429 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
1975	0.7639 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1976	0.7498 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1977	0.6899 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1978	0.6726 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.5%
1979	0.7436 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
1980	0.6866 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1981	0.6403 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
1982	0.5035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
1983	0.5512 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
1984	0.5356 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1985	0.4941 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1986	0.4124 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1987	0.3694 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1988	0.3703 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1989	0.472 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.5%
1990	0.3821 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
1991	0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-74.1%
1992	0.3309 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+234.8%
1993	0.428 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.4%
1994	0.4531 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.9%
1995	0.4703 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1996	0.4728 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1997	0.4687 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1998	0.3683 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
1999	0.4038 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
2000	0.5153 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+27.6%
2001	0.4644 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2002	0.403 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
2003	0.4319 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.2%
2004	0.4811 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
2005	0.5553 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.4%
2006	0.5516 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2007	0.5469 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2008	0.5934 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2009	0.5097 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
2010	0.6063 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.0%
2011	0.6628 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2012	0.6832 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2013	0.6609 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2014	0.6278 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2015	0.4723 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.8%
2016	0.4229 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.5%
2017	0.4558 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2018	0.5189 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.8%
2019	0.4578 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2020	0.3613 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.1%
2021	0.4255 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.8%
2022	0.5449 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.0%
2023	0.5076 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2024	0.4671 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2025	0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

Kuwait's 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (76 countries reporting)
Kuwait's 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2581 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 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
1992	+234.8%	0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3309 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5769 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5404 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6122 current US$ per US$ of GDP	8
1970s	0.7075 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5891 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8429 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.5035 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3694 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6866 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.3877 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4728 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.5053 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.403 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5934 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.5569 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4229 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6832 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.4608 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3613 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5449 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

29 Zambia 0.461 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
30 Congo 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
31 Eswatini 0.4592 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
33 Latvia 0.455 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
34 Estonia 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
35 Belarus 0.4432 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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$), annual growth rate -4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 8,553 current US$ per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kuwait?: Merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kuwait was 0.4585 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.8429 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1974.
What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0988 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
How does Kuwait rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Kuwait ranks 32nd out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
Is merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.