Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 0.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Ores and metals exports in Kuwait, 1970–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 0.2% for ores and metals exports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 62.3% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Kuwait peaked at 2.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1972.
That places Kuwait 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -61.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +154.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -23.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +52.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +65.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +16.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +25.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -13.5% |
| 1986 | 2.0% | +794.4% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | +23.9% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -21.9% |
| 1989 | 1.8% | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -91.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +73.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +24.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -16.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -22.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +43.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -17.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -64.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +36.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -30.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +59.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -34.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +67.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +14.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -54.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +87.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -11.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2% | +62.3% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 7% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 0.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.5%, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +794.4% | 0.2% | 2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 176 Burkina Faso 0.2% compare
- 177 United States Virgin Islands 0.2% compare
- 178 Brunei 0.2% compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2% compare
- 181 Faroe Islands 0.2% compare
- 182 Argentina 0.1% compare
More energy & mining data for Kuwait
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 2.2% (2025)
- Fuel exports 93.0% (2025)
- Gas production 155.3 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 30,898 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 155.3 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 30,898 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Kuwait?
- Ores and metals exports in Kuwait was 0.2% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1972.
- How does Kuwait rank for ores and metals exports?
- Kuwait ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. 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.