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About

Saudi Arabia-Kuwait In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $5.91B to Kuwait. The main products that Saudi Arabia exported to Kuwait are Cleaning Products ($548M), Toilet Paper ($243M), and Fermented Milk Products ($209M). During the last 27 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 9.88%, from $465M in 1995 to $5.91B in 2022.

In 2022, Saudi Arabia did not export any services to Kuwait.

Kuwait-Saudi Arabia In 2022, Kuwait exported $2.75B to Saudi Arabia. The main products that Kuwait exported to Saudi Arabia were Cars ($325M), Perfumes ($189M), and Semi-Finished Iron ($149M). During the last 27 years the exports of Kuwait to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.7%, from $67.4M in 1995 to $2.75B in 2022.

In 2022, Kuwait did not export any services to Saudi Arabia.

Comparison In 2022,  Saudi Arabia ranked 34 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.78), and 23 in total exports ($362B). That same year, Kuwait ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.16), and 42 in total exports ($101B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Saudi Arabia exported $5.91B to Kuwait. The main products exported from Saudi Arabia to Kuwait were Cleaning Products ($548M), Toilet Paper ($243M), and Fermented Milk Products ($209M). During the last 27 years the exports of Saudi Arabia to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 9.88%, from $465M in 1995 to $5.91B in 2022.

In 2022, Kuwait exported $2.75B to Saudi Arabia. The main products exported from Kuwait to Saudi Arabia were Cars ($325M), Perfumes ($189M), and Semi-Finished Iron ($149M). During the last 27 years the exports of Kuwait to Saudi Arabia have increased at an annualized rate of 14.7%, from $67.4M in 1995 to $2.75B in 2022.

Exports from Saudi Arabia (Flag) to Kuwait (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Kuwait (Flag) to Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Kuwait (Flag)

Saudi Arabia Exports

Kuwait Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Saudi Arabia
Top Destination
China$68B
Kuwait
Top Destination
China$24.3B

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

In 2021, countries that imported more from Saudi Arabia than Kuwait were China ($68B), India ($46.2B), and Japan ($36.5B).

In 2021, countries that imported more from Kuwait than Saudi Arabia were Vietnam ($5.7B), Iraq ($762M), and Qatar ($704M).

Difference in imports from Kuwait (Flag) and Saudi Arabia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Saudi Arabia - Kuwait

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Saudi Arabia had a large net trade with Kuwait in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.13B), Animal Products ($937M), and Metals ($840M).

During 2022, Kuwait had a large net trade with Saudi Arabia in the exports of Chemical Products ($538M), Transportation ($397M), and Metals ($360M).

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

Product Space of Saudi Arabia (Flag) and Kuwait (Flag) (2022)

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