Ores and metals imports in Kuwait
Kuwait: Ores and metals imports was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Kuwait, 1970–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 2.0% for ores and metals imports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Kuwait peaked at 3.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1991.
That places Kuwait 76th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.8% | — |
| 1971 | 0.9% | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 1.1% | +25.9% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -27.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | +51.6% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | +24.6% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -15.9% |
| 1982 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +51.0% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.8% | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -79.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +148.1% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +55.7% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | +19.7% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | +24.8% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -43.0% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +24.1% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +30.3% |
| 2006 | 3.2% | +119.0% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -20.5% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | +32.3% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -16.9% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -12.7% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 95% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 2.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.2%, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +148.1% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.0% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 73 Jordan 2.2% compare
- 74 New Zealand 2.1% compare
- 75 United States of America 2.1% compare
- 77 Lithuania 2.0% compare
- 78 Denmark 2.0% compare
- 79 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Kuwait
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0.0001 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 0.6% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Kuwait?
- Ores and metals imports in Kuwait was 2.0% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1991.
- How does Kuwait rank for ores and metals imports?
- Kuwait ranks 76th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.