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About

Kuwait-Japan In 2022, Kuwait exported $8.64B to Japan. The main products that Kuwait exported to Japan are Crude Petroleum ($7.19B), Refined Petroleum ($1.1B), and Petroleum Gas ($328M). During the last 27 years the exports of Kuwait to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 4.82%, from $2.42B in 1995 to $8.64B in 2022.

In 2022, Kuwait did not export any services to Japan.

Japan-Kuwait In 2022, Japan exported $2.57B to Kuwait. The main products that Japan exported to Kuwait were Cars ($1.74B), Buses ($102M), and Delivery Trucks ($99.6M). During the last 27 years the exports of Japan to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 5.35%, from $630M in 1995 to $2.57B in 2022.

In 2022, Japan did not export any services to Kuwait.

Comparison In 2022,  Kuwait ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.16), and 42 in total exports ($101B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.99), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kuwait exported $8.64B to Japan. The main products exported from Kuwait to Japan were Crude Petroleum ($7.19B), Refined Petroleum ($1.1B), and Petroleum Gas ($328M). During the last 27 years the exports of Kuwait to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 4.82%, from $2.42B in 1995 to $8.64B in 2022.

In 2022, Japan exported $2.57B to Kuwait. The main products exported from Japan to Kuwait were Cars ($1.74B), Buses ($102M), and Delivery Trucks ($99.6M). During the last 27 years the exports of Japan to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 5.35%, from $630M in 1995 to $2.57B in 2022.

Exports from Kuwait (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Japan (Flag) to Kuwait (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Kuwait (Flag) and Japan (Flag)

Kuwait Exports

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Kuwait
Top Destination
China$24.3B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

This map shows whether countries import more from Kuwait or Japan. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Kuwait and Japan or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2021, countries that imported more from Kuwait than Japan were Pakistan ($3.97B), Egypt ($2.84B), and India ($15B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Japan than Kuwait were United States ($137B), China ($135B), and Chinese Taipei ($50.1B).

Difference in imports from Japan (Flag) and Kuwait (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Kuwait - Japan

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Scale

This chart compares trade between Kuwait and Japan by product, considering products traded by both, Kuwait and Japan.

During 2022, Kuwait had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Mineral Products ($8.62B), Chemical Products ($13.3M), and Metals ($7.61M).

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Kuwait in the exports of Transportation ($2.02B), Machines ($207M), and Chemical Products ($86.9M).

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization show the product space at the HS4 level colored from blue to yellow.  This mean that the more blue a dot/product is, the more Kuwait has comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more Japan has comparative advantage over Kuwait.

Product Space of Kuwait (Flag) and Japan (Flag) (2022)

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