Kuwait: Imports, billion dollars

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 Kuwait

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 61.52
 Year 2024
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1965 - 2024
 Average 20.63
 Min - Max 0.48 - 63.43
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2024 is 61.52 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 63.43 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 181.31 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 166 countries. Historically, the average for Kuwait from 1965 to 2024 is 20.63 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.48 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1965 while the maximum of 63.43 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2023. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Kuwait: Imports, billion dollars
 2024 61.52
 2023 63.43
 2022 55.91
 2021 44.91
 2020 42.53
 2019 55.82
 2018 63.05
 2017 56.29




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Current account, percent of GDP 22.70 2025 percent
 Current account, in dollars 35.68 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 17.52 2024 percent
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 Reserves 51.74 2025 billion U.S. dollars
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 Net errors and omissions 4,881.27 2025 million USD
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