Kuwait Trade Statistics
Kuwait Exports: FOB
Exports: FOB data was reported at 1,832.862 KWD mn in May 2019. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,837.566 KWD mn for Apr 2019. Exports: FOB data is updated monthly, averaging 571.900 KWD mn from Jan 1993 (Median) to May 2019, with 264 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,246.500 KWD mn in Mar 2012 and a record low of 182.900 KWD mn in Feb 1999. Exports: FOB data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.JA001: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1,832.862 May 2019 | monthly | Jan 1993 - May 2019 |
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Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY data was reported at -1.015 % in Jun 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of -2.849 % for May 2024. Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY data is updated monthly, averaging -27.587 % from Apr 2020 (Median) to Jun 2024, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.760 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of -72.937 % in Apr 2020. Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.JA001: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1.015 Jun 2024 | monthly | Apr 2020 - Jun 2024 |
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Kuwait Exports: Quarterly: Non Oil
Exports: Quarterly: Non Oil data was reported at 489.941 KWD mn in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 526.285 KWD mn for Mar 2018. Exports: Quarterly: Non Oil data is updated quarterly, averaging 92.950 KWD mn from Mar 1973 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 178 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 619.900 KWD mn in Dec 2009 and a record low of 13.900 KWD mn in Mar 1973. Exports: Quarterly: Non Oil data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.JA001: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 418.80 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2017 |
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Kuwait Exports: Quarterly: Oil
Exports: Quarterly: Oil data was reported at 4,867.562 KWD mn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,409.728 KWD mn for Mar 2018. Exports: Quarterly: Oil data is updated quarterly, averaging 953.800 KWD mn from Mar 1973 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 178 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,462.600 KWD mn in Mar 2012 and a record low of 207.000 KWD mn in Jun 1973. Exports: Quarterly: Oil data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.JA001: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 4,217.20 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Export: Cost: Border Compliance
KW: Export: Cost: Border Compliance data was reported at 602.000 USD in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 602.000 USD for 2016. KW: Export: Cost: Border Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 602.000 USD from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 602.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 602.000 USD in 2017. KW: Export: Cost: Border Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: Trade Statistics. Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sector experts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates and their movements. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 602.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance
KW: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance data was reported at 191.000 USD in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 191.000 USD for 2016. KW: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 191.000 USD from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 191.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 191.000 USD in 2017. KW: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: Trade Statistics. Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sector experts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates and their movements. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 191.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Exports: Lead Time
KW: Exports: Lead Time data was reported at 15.000 Day in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 15.000 Day for 2013. KW: Exports: Lead Time data is updated yearly, averaging 15.000 Day from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.000 Day in 2008 and a record low of 15.000 Day in 2014. KW: Exports: Lead Time data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Time to export is the time necessary to comply with all procedures required to export goods. Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 15.00 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Kuwait KW: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance
KW: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data was reported at 96.000 Hour in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 96.000 Hour for 2016. KW: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 96.000 Hour from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 98.000 Hour in 2015 and a record low of 74.000 Hour in 2014. KW: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days are recorded as 22 × 24 = 528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data are recorded as is. Alternatively, suppose that documents are submitted to a customs agency at 8:00 a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00 a.m. the next day. In this case the time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actual procedure took 24 hours. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 96.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance
KW: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data was reported at 72.000 Hour in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 72.000 Hour for 2016. KW: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 72.000 Hour from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72.000 Hour in 2017 and a record low of 32.000 Hour in 2014. KW: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days are recorded as 22 × 24 = 528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data are recorded as is. Alternatively, suppose that documents are submitted to a customs agency at 8:00 a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00 a.m. the next day. In this case the time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actual procedure took 24 hours. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 72.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case
KW: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case data was reported at 2.000 Day in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.000 Day for 2014. KW: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case data is updated yearly, averaging 2.000 Day from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.500 Day in 2007 and a record low of 1.000 Day in 2014. KW: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.; ; World Bank and Turku School of Economics, Logistic Performance Index Surveys. Data are available online at : http://www.worldbank.org/lpi. Summary results are published in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, The Logistics Performance Index and Its Indicators report.; Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.00 2016 | yearly | 2007 - 2016 |
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Kuwait KW: Exports: Number of Documents
KW: Exports: Number of Documents data was reported at 7.000 Number in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 7.000 Number for 2013. KW: Exports: Number of Documents data is updated yearly, averaging 7.000 Number from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.000 Number in 2014 and a record low of 7.000 Number in 2014. KW: Exports: Number of Documents data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: Trade Statistics. All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 7.00 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Kuwait KW: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change
KW: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change data was reported at -32.618 % in Dec 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of -38.647 % for Nov 2015. KW: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change data is updated monthly, averaging 4.047 % from Jan 1974 (Median) to Dec 2015, with 266 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 297.283 % in Apr 1974 and a record low of -52.773 % in Jan 1982. KW: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.IMF.IFS: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -32.618 Dec 2015 | monthly | Jan 1974 - Dec 2015 |
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Kuwait KW: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period
KW: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data was reported at -10.720 % in Dec 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of -4.941 % for Nov 2015. KW: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data is updated monthly, averaging 0.789 % from Feb 1973 (Median) to Dec 2015, with 295 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 137.369 % in Jan 1974 and a record low of -52.227 % in Jan 1977. KW: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.IMF.IFS: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -10.720 Dec 2015 | monthly | Feb 1973 - Dec 2015 |
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Kuwait KW: Goods Trade: % of GDP
KW: Goods Trade: % of GDP data was reported at 74.308 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 69.446 % for 2016. KW: Goods Trade: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 74.308 % from Dec 1965 (Median) to 2017, with 53 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 103.281 % in 1977 and a record low of 53.130 % in 1991. KW: Goods Trade: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.; Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 69.54 2016 | yearly | 1965 - 2016 |
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Kuwait KW: Import: Cost: Border Compliance
KW: Import: Cost: Border Compliance data was reported at 491.000 USD in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 491.000 USD for 2016. KW: Import: Cost: Border Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 491.000 USD from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 646.000 USD in 2014 and a record low of 491.000 USD in 2017. KW: Import: Cost: Border Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: Trade Statistics. Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sector experts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates and their movements. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 491.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance
KW: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance data was reported at 332.000 USD in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 332.000 USD for 2016. KW: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 332.000 USD from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 332.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 332.000 USD in 2017. KW: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sector experts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates and their movements. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 332.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Imports: Lead Time
KW: Imports: Lead Time data was reported at 20.000 Day in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 20.000 Day for 2013. KW: Imports: Lead Time data is updated yearly, averaging 20.000 Day from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.000 Day in 2008 and a record low of 20.000 Day in 2014. KW: Imports: Lead Time data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: Trade Statistics. Time to import is the time necessary to comply with all procedures required to import goods. Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 20.00 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Kuwait KW: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance
KW: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data was reported at 89.000 Hour in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 89.000 Hour for 2016. KW: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 89.000 Hour from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 215.000 Hour in 2014 and a record low of 89.000 Hour in 2017. KW: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: Trade Statistics. Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days are recorded as 22 × 24 = 528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data are recorded as is. Alternatively, suppose that documents are submitted to a customs agency at 8:00 a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00 a.m. the next day. In this case the time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actual procedure took 24 hours. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 89.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance
KW: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data was reported at 96.000 Hour in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 96.000 Hour for 2016. KW: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 110.000 Hour from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 148.000 Hour in 2014 and a record low of 96.000 Hour in 2017. KW: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank: Trade Statistics. Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days are recorded as 22 × 24 = 528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data are recorded as is. Alternatively, suppose that documents are submitted to a customs agency at 8:00 a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00 a.m. the next day. In this case the time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actual procedure took 24 hours. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 96.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Kuwait KW: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case
KW: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case data was reported at 1.000 Day in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.000 Day for 2014. KW: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case data is updated yearly, averaging 3.000 Day from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.400 Day in 2007 and a record low of 1.000 Day in 2016. KW: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.; ; World Bank and Turku School of Economics, Logistic Performance Index Surveys. Data are available online at : http://www.worldbank.org/lpi. Summary results are published in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, The Logistics Performance Index and Its Indicators report.; Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.00 2016 | yearly | 2007 - 2016 |
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Kuwait KW: Imports: Number of Documents
KW: Imports: Number of Documents data was reported at 10.000 Number in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 10.000 Number for 2013. KW: Imports: Number of Documents data is updated yearly, averaging 10.000 Number from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.000 Number in 2014 and a record low of 10.000 Number in 2014. KW: Imports: Number of Documents data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. All documents required per shipment to import goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 10.00 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Kuwait KW: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change
KW: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change data was reported at 0.067 % in Dec 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.439 % for Nov 2015. KW: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change data is updated monthly, averaging 8.890 % from Jan 1964 (Median) to Dec 2015, with 398 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 248.575 % in Jun 2005 and a record low of -40.120 % in Mar 1993. KW: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.IMF.IFS: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.067 Dec 2015 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Dec 2015 |
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Kuwait KW: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period
KW: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data was reported at -1.898 % in Dec 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.871 % for Nov 2015. KW: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data is updated monthly, averaging 0.838 % from Feb 1963 (Median) to Dec 2015, with 427 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 124.092 % in Dec 1977 and a record low of -46.686 % in Jan 1978. KW: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.IMF.IFS: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1.898 Dec 2015 | monthly | Feb 1963 - Dec 2015 |
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Kuwait Trade Balance: Quarterly
Trade Balance: Quarterly data was reported at 2,789.603 KWD mn in Dec 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,138.583 KWD mn for Sep 2018. Trade Balance: Quarterly data is updated quarterly, averaging 596.800 KWD mn from Mar 1973 (Median) to Dec 2018, with 180 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,065.900 KWD mn in Mar 2012 and a record low of 25.300 KWD mn in Jun 1998. Trade Balance: Quarterly data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kuwait – Table KW.JA001: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,789.603 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2018 |