Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Kuwait

Kuwait: Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) was 84.35 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
84.35
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
77th
of 184 countries
All-time high
84.44
in 2013
All-time low
69.77
in 2005
Years of data
10
2005–2014

Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Kuwait, 2005–2014

0204060802005200920142005: 69.82006: 76.52007: 80.72008: 762009: 79.32010: 73.72011: 77.52012: 82.62013: 84.42014: 84.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2014, trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Kuwait stood at 84.35.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Kuwait peaked at 84.44 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 69.77, in 2005.

Kuwait ranks 77th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score in Kuwait, 2005 to 2014.
Year Value Change
2005 69.77 —
2006 76.49 +9.6%
2007 80.67 +5.5%
2008 75.98 -5.8%
2009 79.33 +4.4%
2010 73.7 -7.1%
2011 77.5 +5.2%
2012 82.61 +6.6%
2013 84.44 +2.2%
2014 84.35 -0.1%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 84.35 is below the median for high income countries, which is 87.9, 96% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 84.35 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.61, 100% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.45 69.77 80.67 5
2010s 80.52 73.7 84.44 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 74 Jordan 84.61 compare
  2. 74 Turkey 84.61 compare
  3. 76 Nicaragua 84.43 compare
  4. 78 Trinidad and Tobago 84.17 compare
  5. 79 United States 83.65 compare
  6. 80 Comoros 83.55 compare

See the full ranking of 184 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Kuwait?
Trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) in Kuwait was 84.35 in 2014, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 84.44 in 2013.
What is the lowest trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 69.77 in 2005.
How does Kuwait rank for trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15)?
Kuwait ranks 77th out of 184 countries with data for 2014.
Is trading across borders: cost to import (us$ per container)(db06-15) rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 1,819 data points, 2005–2014
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The score for the cost to import benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-15 studies.