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About

Italy-Kuwait Trade: In 2022, Italy exported $1.34B to Kuwait. The main products that Italy exported to Kuwait were Iron Pipes ($89.9M), Trunks and Cases ($61.6M), and Cars ($46.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Italy to Kuwait have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.54%, from $1.38B in 2017 to $1.34B in 2022.

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

Kuwait-Italy Trade: In 2022, Kuwait exported $345M to Italy. The main products that Kuwait exported to Italy were Refined Petroleum ($296M), Ethylene Polymers ($19.2M), and Propylene Polymers ($5.25M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kuwait to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 22.5%,  from $1.23B in 2017 to $345M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Italy ranked 17 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.29), and 7 in total exports ($634B). That same year, Kuwait ranked 46 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.44), and 42 in total exports ($101B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Italy exported $1.34B to Kuwait. The main products exported from Italy to Kuwait were Iron Pipes ($89.9M), Trunks and Cases ($61.6M), and Cars ($46.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Italy to Kuwait have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.54%, from $1.38B in 2017 to $1.34B in 2022.

In 2017, Kuwait exported $345M to Italy. The main products exported from Kuwait to Italy were Refined Petroleum ($296M), Ethylene Polymers ($19.2M), and Propylene Polymers ($5.25M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kuwait to Italy have decreased at an annualized rate of 22.5%, from $1.23B in 2022 to $345M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Italy
Top Destination
Germany$78.5B
Kuwait
Top Destination
China$24.3B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Italy than Kuwait included Germany ($78.5B), United States ($68.2B), and France ($63.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kuwait than Italy included India ($15B), China ($24.3B), and Chinese Taipei ($7.34B).

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

Comparative Advantage Italy - Kuwait

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Italy had a large net trade with Kuwait in the exports of Machines ($268M), Metals ($160M), and Chemical Products ($124M).

During 2017, Kuwait had a large net trade with Italy in the exports of Mineral Products ($296M), Plastics and Rubbers ($24.6M), and Chemical Products ($4.23M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Italy Kuwait+$34.4MCars
Top Product Potential Kuwait Italy+$118MRefined 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 Italy and Kuwait. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Italy indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kuwait. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Kuwait indicates it has a comparative advantage over Italy.

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

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