Kuwait recorded a trade surplus of 2789.60 KWD Million in the fourth quarter of 2018. Balance of Trade in Kuwait averaged 2134.16 KWD Million from 1993 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 7065.90 KWD Million in the first quarter of 2012 and a record low of 25.30 KWD Million in the second quarter of 1998.

Balance of Trade in Kuwait is expected to be 2557.97 KWD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Balance of Trade in Kuwait to stand at 2512.25 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Kuwait Balance of Trade is projected to trend around 2312.11 KWD Million in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Kuwait Trade Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 2789.60 3138.60 7065.90 25.30 KWD Million [+]
Current Account 1643.00 923.00 18142.00 -908.00 KWD Million [+]
Current Account to GDP 12.70 5.90 54.57 -242.19 percent [+]
Imports 2621.70 2807.00 2807.00 440.00 KWD Million [+]
Exports 5411.30 5945.60 8855.40 647.50 KWD Million [+]
Capital Flows -7389.00 5158.00 21172.00 -22337.00 KWD Million [+]
Remittances 1034.00 1057.00 1326.00 943.00 KWD Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 7055.00 6941.00 8599.00 3899.00 Thousand [+]
Gold Reserves 79.00 79.00 80.51 78.72 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 2690.00 2713.00 3768.00 0.00 BBL/D/1K [+]
Terrorism Index 3.13 3.80 4.45 0.00 [+]
Tourism Revenues 643.00 831.00 931.00 286.00 USD Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment -25.00 -27.00 721.00 -27.00 KWD Million [+]

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Kuwait Balance of Trade

Kuwait has been recording trade surpluses since 1993 due to shipments of oil (95 percent of total exports). Main imports are: machinery, mechanical appliances, electrical equipment and electronics; transport equipment and base metals and articles thereof. Main trading partners are: China (10 percent of total exports and 10 percent of imports), South Korea (18 percent of exports and 7 percent of imports) and United States (8 percent of exports and 12 percent of imports). Others include: India, Japan and Saudi Arabia. This page provides - Kuwait Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Kuwait Balance of Trade - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2019.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2789.60 3138.60 7065.90 25.30 1993 - 2018 KWD Million Quarterly




Country Last Previous
Argentina 1131.00 Apr/19
Australia 4949.00 Mar/19
Brazil 6060.00 Apr/19
Canada -3211.20 Mar/19
China 138.34 Apr/19
Euro Area 22532.90 Mar/19
France -5324.00 Mar/19
Germany 22683.00 Mar/19
India -15330.00 Apr/19
Indonesia -2501.90 Apr/19
Italy 4625.00 Mar/19
Japan 60.40 Apr/19
Mexico 1429.00 Mar/19
Netherlands 5330.00 Mar/19
Russia 15537.00 Mar/19
Saudi Arabia 180059.00 Dec/18
Singapore 2782.79 Apr/19
South Africa 5004.63 Mar/19
South Korea 4120.00 Apr/19
Spain -2352600.00 Mar/19
Switzerland 2494.00 Mar/19
Turkey -2136.73 Mar/19
United Kingdom -5408.00 Mar/19
United States -50000.00 Mar/19


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