Net barter terms of trade index in Kuwait
Kuwait: Net barter terms of trade index was 123.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net barter terms of trade index in Kuwait, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 123.3 2015 = 100 for net barter terms of trade index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in Kuwait peaked at 164.1 2015 = 100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 78.3 2015 = 100, in 2020.
That places Kuwait 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 127.3 2015 = 100 | 109.3 2015 = 100 | 157.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 126.32 2015 = 100 | 86.2 2015 = 100 | 159.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.26 2015 = 100 | 78.3 2015 = 100 | 164.1 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 net barter terms of trade index in Kuwait?
- Net barter terms of trade index in Kuwait was 123.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 164.1 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3 2015 = 100 in 2020.
- How does Kuwait rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- Kuwait ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.