Kuwait — Imports (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1962–2025 · 64 observations
About this series
Imports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by nonresidents to residents during the period. The series measures a flow, not a stock. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Kuwait, the imports reading stood at 45.2% of GDP in 2025. Against 40.4% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +4.8 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 40.3% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2013–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.2 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 40.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 38.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 30.5 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 30.3 % of GDP |
8 earlier values, back to 2013
| 2020 | 38.3 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 39.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 45.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 46.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 48.5 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 44.9 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 31.5 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 26.7 % of GDP |