Kuwait

Kuwait Exports 2023

Complete list of Kuwait's 159 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$70.73B
Total exports (2023)
#47
Global export rank
159
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Kuwait exported $70.73 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #47 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 159 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 79.3% of total export value. The leading export was petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude, valued at $35.67 billion 50.4% of the country's export portfolio.

The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All export destinations

159 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.

#Destination2023 export value% of total
1China$17.40B24.60%
2India$9.48B13.41%
3Japan$9.13B12.91%
4Other Asia, nes$4.74B6.70%
5United Kingdom$3.31B4.68%
6United Arab Emirates$3.07B4.34%
7Egypt$2.79B3.94%
8France$2.29B3.24%
9Pakistan$2.14B3.02%
10Oman$1.74B2.46%
11USA$1.54B2.18%
12Singapore$1.47B2.08%
13Ethiopia$1.33B1.88%
14Germany$753.15M1.06%
15Saudi Arabia$721.57M1.02%
16Netherlands$675.00M0.95%
17Malaysia$648.08M0.92%
18Thailand$615.05M0.87%
19Spain$606.09M0.86%
20Italy$573.80M0.81%
21Qatar$457.20M0.65%
22Brazil$430.34M0.61%
23Philippines$388.71M0.55%
24Iraq$384.31M0.54%
25Poland$319.02M0.45%
26Canada$311.42M0.44%
27Ireland$292.13M0.41%
28Indonesia$248.15M0.35%
29Iceland$233.82M0.33%
30Belgium$230.94M0.33%
31South Africa$230.25M0.33%
32Denmark$204.84M0.29%
33Bahrain$204.33M0.29%
34Sweden$173.46M0.25%
35Morocco$136.37M0.19%
36Jordan$121.31M0.17%
37Türkiye$113.62M0.16%
38United Rep. of Tanzania$98.81M0.14%
39Ukraine$96.53M0.14%
40Viet Nam$90.39M0.13%
41Malawi$89.68M0.13%
42Norway$88.03M0.12%
43China, Hong Kong SAR$81.09M0.11%
44Romania$60.01M0.08%
45Greece$54.45M0.08%
46Portugal$48.98M0.07%
47Sri Lanka$46.77M0.07%
48Kenya$42.06M0.06%
49Uganda$31.22M0.04%
50Zambia$30.25M0.04%
51Lebanon$28.42M0.04%
52Tunisia$25.09M0.04%
53Mozambique$23.09M0.03%
54Switzerland$21.60M0.03%
55Iran$20.46M0.03%
56Paraguay$19.91M0.03%
57Togo$19.45M0.03%
58Uruguay$19.08M0.03%
59Ghana$18.22M0.03%
60Algeria$15.79M0.02%
61Rep. of Korea$14.13M0.02%
62Argentina$12.77M0.02%
63Benin$12.23M0.02%
64Myanmar$11.58M0.02%
65Slovenia$9.85M0.01%
66Guinea$8.32M0.01%
67New Zealand$7.63M0.01%
68Côte d'Ivoire$7.58M0.01%
69Yemen$6.40M0.01%
70State of Palestine$5.81M0.01%
71Eswatini$4.66M0.01%
72Austria$4.26M0.01%
73Hungary$3.63M0.01%
74Senegal$3.49M0.00%
75Libya$3.32M0.00%
76Slovakia$2.87M0.00%
77Sudan$2.87M0.00%
78Bangladesh$2.84M0.00%
79Australia$2.83M0.00%
80Angola$2.69M0.00%
81Syria$2.62M0.00%
82Cyprus$2.35M0.00%
83Czechia$1.84M0.00%
84Bulgaria$1.81M0.00%
85Congo$1.78M0.00%
86Cameroon$1.66M0.00%
87Nigeria$1.64M0.00%
88Cambodia$1.56M0.00%
89Mauritius$1.30M0.00%
90Niger$1.24M0.00%
91Bosnia Herzegovina$1.20M0.00%
92Burkina Faso$1.20M0.00%
93Russian Federation$1.03M0.00%
94Djibouti$880,6520.00%
95Kazakhstan$851,7860.00%
96Zimbabwe$817,9150.00%
97Sierra Leone$742,6160.00%
98Papua New Guinea$727,3120.00%
99Dem. Rep. of the Congo$608,4780.00%
100El Salvador$592,0940.00%
101Mexico$588,5290.00%
102Liberia$576,9650.00%
103Venezuela$502,5540.00%
104Gabon$492,0690.00%
105Colombia$475,4660.00%
106Croatia$467,2920.00%
107Maldives$456,2620.00%
108North Macedonia$446,5950.00%
109Lithuania$413,3210.00%
110Jamaica$354,8780.00%
111Mauritania$321,1790.00%
112Somalia$229,7000.00%
113Latvia$227,2790.00%
114Ecuador$225,9640.00%
115Azerbaijan$223,2250.00%
116Finland$210,0970.00%
117Serbia$191,6490.00%
118Madagascar$168,8870.00%
119Kyrgyzstan$166,8850.00%
120Albania$157,0430.00%
121Nepal$146,0100.00%
122Central African Rep.$116,0860.00%
123Panama$111,6500.00%
124Armenia$81,2280.00%
125Fiji$71,4160.00%
126Costa Rica$69,1200.00%
127Guatemala$62,6630.00%
128Chile$47,0620.00%
129Afghanistan$46,8770.00%
130Georgia$46,6880.00%
131China, Macao SAR$38,5900.00%
132Uzbekistan$36,5380.00%
133Andorra$30,7790.00%
134Turkmenistan$23,8720.00%
135Malta$23,8560.00%
136Comoros$22,7880.00%
137Chad$19,2060.00%
138Estonia$18,7240.00%
139Nicaragua$17,5690.00%
140Barbados$16,2740.00%
141Belize$13,7710.00%
142Rep. of Moldova$10,9190.00%
143Gambia$7,9440.00%
144Guyana$5,7880.00%
145Mali$5,7330.00%
146Luxembourg$5,0260.00%
147Cuba$4,8830.00%
148Peru$3,9420.00%
149Dominican Rep.$3,9200.00%
150Brunei Darussalam$3,8760.00%
151Burundi$2,2980.00%
152Montenegro$1,8310.00%
153Botswana$1,8040.00%
154Eritrea$1,3020.00%
155Samoa$1,1140.00%
156Honduras$7980.00%
157Rwanda$4880.00%
158Namibia$2480.00%
159Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$270.00%

Top export products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$35.67B50.43%
2271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$23.15B32.72%
3271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$1.80B2.54%
4271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$1.44B2.03%
5290499Derivatives of hydrocarbons n.e.c. in heading no. 2904, whether or not halogenated$903.01M1.28%
6290243Cyclic hydrocarbons: p-xylene$814.78M1.15%
7290531Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol)$686.33M0.97%
8290250Cyclic hydrocarbons: styrene$478.65M0.68%
9880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$406.66M0.57%
10390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$381.75M0.54%
11271311Petroleum coke: (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals$277.58M0.39%
12390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$216.86M0.31%
13271312Petroleum coke: calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals$213.62M0.30%
14250300Sulphur of all kinds: other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur$197.45M0.28%
15870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$169.14M0.24%
16710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$163.73M0.23%
17870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$146.83M0.21%
18390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$144.93M0.20%
19711311Jewellery: of silver, whether or not plated or clad with other precious metal, and parts thereof$126.03M0.18%
20870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$124.12M0.18%
21870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$112.90M0.16%
22740400Copper: waste and scrap$108.63M0.15%
23851718Telephone sets n.e.c. in item no. 8517.1$106.87M0.15%
24711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$104.78M0.15%
25720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$98.30M0.14%
26330300Perfumes and toilet waters$97.75M0.14%
27870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$88.08M0.12%
28290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)$81.07M0.11%
29760200Aluminium: waste and scrap$72.79M0.10%
30040291Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms$65.39M0.09%
31390140Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$57.33M0.08%
32940690Buildings: prefabricated, not of wood$40.95M0.06%
33110100Wheat or meslin flour$39.94M0.06%
34720711Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness$39.68M0.06%
35701990Glass fibres: n.e.c. in heading no. 7019$39.59M0.06%
36870210Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), new or used$37.25M0.05%
37271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711$36.54M0.05%
38300339Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail sale$33.84M0.05%
39711291Waste and scrap of precious metals: of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals$33.74M0.05%
40761290Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment$33.12M0.05%
41902300Instruments, apparatus and models: designed for demonstrational purposes (in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses$31.91M0.05%
42870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$31.03M0.04%
43853720Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts$30.76M0.04%
44160232Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)$29.46M0.04%
45701090Glass: carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods$28.08M0.04%
46903180Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90$27.93M0.04%
47381519Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with an active substance other than nickel or precious metals or their compounds, n.e.c. or included$27.34M0.04%
48160290Meat preparations: of meat, meat offal or the blood of any animal, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602$25.96M0.04%
49842620Cranes: tower cranes$25.47M0.04%
50381400Solvents and thinners: organic composite solvents and thinners, n.e.c. or included, prepared paint or varnish removers$24.62M0.03%
51851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$23.91M0.03%
52040390Dairy produce: buttermilk, curdled milk or cream, kephir, fermented or acidified milk or cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sweetening, flavouring, fruit or cocoa (excluding yoghurt)$22.69M0.03%
53210500Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoa$21.29M0.03%
54854810Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators$20.97M0.03%
55381511Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with nickel or nickel compounds as the active substance, n.e.c. or included$20.54M0.03%
56841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$19.53M0.03%
57281511Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): solid$18.06M0.03%
58200990Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter$17.88M0.03%
59870290Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), n.e.c. in heading 8702, new or used$17.31M0.02%
60290220Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzene$16.32M0.02%
61190211Food preparations: pasta, containing eggs, uncooked, not stuffed or otherwise prepared$16.23M0.02%
62040150Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10%$16.11M0.02%
63840991Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)$15.77M0.02%
64841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$15.22M0.02%
65480519Paper and paperboard: uncoated, fluting paper other than semi-chemical or straw, rolls or sheets$15.19M0.02%
66910599Clocks: (excluding those with watch movements and instrument panel clocks), other than alarm or wall clocks, other than electrically operated$15.02M0.02%
67870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$14.50M0.02%
68720221Ferro-alloys: ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon$14.29M0.02%
69280440Oxygen$13.74M0.02%
70190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products$13.24M0.02%
71481910Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard$13.01M0.02%
72481940Paper and paperboard: sacks and bags, including cones, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, having a base width less than 40cm$12.42M0.02%
73340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$12.14M0.02%
74910211Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) with mechanical display only$12.14M0.02%
75610290Coats: women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, anoraks, wind-jackets and similar articles, of textile materials n.e.c. in heading no. 6102, knitted or crocheted (excluding those of heading no. 6104)$11.95M0.02%
76480524Paper & paperboard: uncoated, testliner (recycled linerboard), weight 150g/m2, or less, in rolls or sheets$11.74M0.02%
77151800Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions: oxidised, boiled or otherwise chemically modified, (excluding those of heading no. 1516), inedible mixtures or preparations of fats or oils$11.35M0.02%
78730810Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections$11.11M0.02%
79392410Plastics: tableware and kitchenware$10.62M0.02%
80270750Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)$10.27M0.01%
81262040Slag, ash and residues: (not from the manufacture of iron or steel), containing mainly aluminium$10.25M0.01%
82170490Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa$10.21M0.01%
83270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707$10.17M0.01%
84842919Bulldozers and angledozers: self-propelled, other than track laying$10.00M0.01%
85040299Dairy produce: milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms$9.90M0.01%
86841581Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unit and a valve for reversal of the cooling/heat cycle (reversible heat pumps)$9.50M0.01%
87281121Carbon dioxide$9.49M0.01%
88020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$9.27M0.01%
89720421Ferrous waste and scrap: of stainless steel$9.26M0.01%
90261590Niobium, tantalum, vanadium ores and concentrates$9.14M0.01%
91300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$9.07M0.01%
92860630Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons: self-discharging, not self-propelled, excluding those of item no. 8606.10$8.93M0.01%
93730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$8.91M0.01%
94220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$8.65M0.01%
95842649Cranes: self-propelled derricks and cranes, not on tyres, n.e.c. in heading no. 8426$8.61M0.01%
96880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$8.53M0.01%
97040210Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content not exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$8.30M0.01%
98730449Steel, stainless: (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section$8.28M0.01%
99730840Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping$8.20M0.01%
100870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$8.10M0.01%