Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) was 93.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fuel exports in Kuwait, 1970–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 93.0% for fuel exports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel exports in Kuwait peaked at 96.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1988.
Kuwait ranks 5th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 94.0% | — |
| 1971 | 94.6% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 93.6% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 92.3% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 94.6% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 91.5% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 89.8% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 88.4% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 89.8% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 88.9% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 83.6% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 75.6% | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 79.1% | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 82.8% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -99.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -20.1% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | +1472.3% |
| 1990 | 92.3% | +3024.1% |
| 1991 | 80.4% | -12.9% |
| 1992 | 94.5% | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 95.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 93.9% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 94.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 95.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 89.1% | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 90.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 94.3% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 93.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 93.4% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 96.3% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 93.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 94.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 92.9% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.2% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 93.0% | -1.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 93.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.5%, 20.6× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 93.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.6%, 10.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +3024.1% | 3.0% | 92.3% |
| 1989 | +1472.3% | 0.2% | 3.0% |
| 1986 | -99.7% | 82.8% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.7% | 88.4% | 94.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.0% | 0.2% | 88.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 92.1% | 80.4% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 92.5% | 96.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 90.9% | 95.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 92.9% | 96.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More energy & mining data for Kuwait
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel exports in Kuwait?
- Fuel exports in Kuwait was 93.0% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest fuel exports recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest fuel exports recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1988.
- How does Kuwait rank for fuel exports?
- Kuwait ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fuel exports rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.