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Kuwait
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Global rank#99out of 172 countries
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Historical trend

12697.769.841.813.8196519952024Kuwait · 2024: 38.23%Kuwait

Analytical takeaways

  • Kuwait records 38.23% for Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #99 globally out of 172 countries.
  • Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) increased from 23.10% in 1965 to 38.23% in 2024, a gain of 15.14%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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