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About

Kuwait-India In 2022, Kuwait exported $15B to India. The main products that Kuwait exported to India are Crude Petroleum ($9.12B), Petroleum Gas ($2.2B), and Acyclic Alcohols ($1.51B). During the last 27 years the exports of Kuwait to India have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $810M in 1995 to $15B in 2022.

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

India-Kuwait In 2022, India exported $2.49B to Kuwait. The main products that India exported to Kuwait were Rice ($176M), Jewellery ($161M), and Cyclic Hydrocarbons ($125M). During the last 27 years the exports of India to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $134M in 1995 to $2.49B in 2022.

In 2022, India 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, India ranked 42 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.57), and 15 in total exports ($468B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kuwait exported $15B to India. The main products exported from Kuwait to India were Crude Petroleum ($9.12B), Petroleum Gas ($2.2B), and Acyclic Alcohols ($1.51B). During the last 27 years the exports of Kuwait to India have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $810M in 1995 to $15B in 2022.

In 2022, India exported $2.49B to Kuwait. The main products exported from India to Kuwait were Rice ($176M), Jewellery ($161M), and Cyclic Hydrocarbons ($125M). During the last 27 years the exports of India to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 11.4%, from $134M in 1995 to $2.49B in 2022.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Kuwait (Flag) and India (Flag)

Kuwait Exports

India Exports

Market Competitiveness

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Kuwait
Top Destination
China$24.3B
India
Top Destination
United States$82.9B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Kuwait than India were China ($24.3B), Chinese Taipei ($7.34B), and Pakistan ($3.97B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from India than Kuwait were United States ($82.9B), United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), and Netherlands ($17.6B).

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

Comparative Advantage Kuwait - India

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Scale

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

During 2022, Kuwait had a large net trade with India in the exports of Mineral Products ($11.6B), Chemical Products ($2.54B), and Metals ($295M).

During 2022, India had a large net trade with Kuwait in the exports of Machines ($475M), Vegetable Products ($388M), and Textiles ($278M).

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 India. Similarly, the more yellow a dot/product is, the more India has comparative advantage over Kuwait.

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

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