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-12.1%CURRENT US$
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$33,730CURRENT US$
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About

Brazil-Kuwait Trade: In 2023, Brazil exported $311M to Kuwait. The main products that Brazil exported to Kuwait were Poultry Meat ($211M), Iron Pipes ($20.7M), and Corn ($14.6M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Brazil to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 3.41%, from $263M in 2018 to $311M in 2023.

In 2023, Brazil did not export any services to Kuwait.

Kuwait-Brazil Trade: In 2023, Kuwait exported $430M to Brazil. The main products that Kuwait exported to Brazil were Refined Petroleum ($409M), Sulphur ($20.8M), and Surveying Equipment ($451k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kuwait to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 12.7%,  from $236M in 2018 to $430M in 2023.

In 2023, Kuwait did not export any services to Brazil.

Comparison: In 2023,  Brazil ranked 49 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.31), and 22 in total exports ($355B). That same year, Kuwait ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.21), and 47 in total exports ($71B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, Brazil exported $311M to Kuwait. The main products exported from Brazil to Kuwait were Poultry Meat ($211M), Iron Pipes ($20.7M), and Corn ($14.6M). During the last 5 years the exports of Brazil to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 3.41%, from $263M in 2018 to $311M in 2023.

In 2018, Kuwait exported $430M to Brazil. The main products exported from Kuwait to Brazil were Refined Petroleum ($409M), Sulphur ($20.8M), and Surveying Equipment ($451k). During the last 5 years the exports of Kuwait to Brazil have increased at an annualized rate of 12.7%, from $236M in 2023 to $430M in 2018.

Exports from Brazil (Flag) to Kuwait (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Kuwait (Flag) to Brazil (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Brazil
Top Destination
China$106B
Kuwait
Top Destination
China$17.4B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Brazil than Kuwait included China ($106B), United States ($37B), and Argentina ($17.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Kuwait than Brazil included India ($9.51B), Chinese Taipei ($4.74B), and Pakistan ($2.13B).

Difference in imports from Kuwait (Flag) and Brazil (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage Brazil - Kuwait

Flow
Scale

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

During 2023, Brazil had a large net trade with Kuwait in the exports of Animal Products ($226M), Metals ($22.2M), and Foodstuffs ($20.2M).

During 2018, Kuwait had a large net trade with Brazil in the exports of Mineral Products ($429M), Instruments ($454k), and Vegetable Products ($176k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Top Product Potential Brazil Kuwait+$9.29MCorn
Top Product Potential Kuwait Brazil+$138MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Brazil and Kuwait. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Brazil indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kuwait. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Kuwait indicates it has a comparative advantage over Brazil.

Product Space of Brazil (Flag) and Kuwait (Flag) (2023)

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