Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) was 0.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Fuel imports in Kuwait, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.6% for fuel imports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fuel imports in Kuwait peaked at 1.8% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1998.
Kuwait ranks 195th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7% | — |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +30.4% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | -6.1% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | +29.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -50.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | +26.6% |
| 1977 | 0.7% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6% | -17.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | +17.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -25.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | -20.2% |
| 1987 | 1.5% | +224.9% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +19.8% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -45.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -27.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -37.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +45.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -19.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +47.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +23.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -12.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +9.5% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.0%, 7% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10.9%, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +224.9% | 0.5% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 192 Russia 0.8% compare
- 193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.7% compare
- 194 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7% compare
- 196 French Polynesia 0.5% compare
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)
- Ores and metals imports 2.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fuel imports in Kuwait?
- Fuel imports in Kuwait was 0.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest fuel imports recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1988.
- What is the lowest fuel imports recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1998.
- How does Kuwait rank for fuel imports?
- Kuwait ranks 195th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fuel imports rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.