Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Kuwait
Kuwait: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions was 42,054 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Kuwait, 1992–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 42,054 for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Kuwait peaked at 42,054 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1992.
That places Kuwait 66th out of 118 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6 | — |
| 1993 | 6.22 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 6,664 | +106962.3% |
| 1995 | 7,784 | +16.8% |
| 1996 | 8,370 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 8,244 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 8,617 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 7,617 | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 7,154 | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 7,871 | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 9,004 | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 10,988 | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 12,620 | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 15,801 | +25.2% |
| 2006 | 16,333 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 20,654 | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 25,222 | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 20,303 | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 25,702 | +26.6% |
| 2011 | 25,054 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 27,241 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 29,266 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 31,006 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 30,951 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 30,808 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 33,577 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 35,843 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 33,546 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 27,470 | -18.1% |
| 2021 | 31,499 | +14.7% |
| 2022 | 34,146 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 37,032 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 37,642 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 42,054 | +11.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 42,054 is below the median for high income countries, which is 136,256, 31% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 42,054 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 42,679, 99% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +106962.3% | 6.22 | 6,664 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,913 | 6 | 8,617 | 8 |
| 2000s | 14,595 | 7,154 | 25,222 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,299 | 25,054 | 35,843 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,974 | 27,470 | 42,054 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Kuwait?
- Imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Kuwait was 42,054 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 42,054 in 2025.
- What is the lowest imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1992.
- How does Kuwait rank for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions?
- Kuwait ranks 66th out of 118 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted.