Kuwait

Kuwait Imports 2023

Complete list of Kuwait's 198 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$40.11B
Total imports (2023)
#65
Global import rank
198
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Kuwait imported $40.11 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #65 largest importer. Goods came from 198 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 67.2% of total import value. The leading import was liquefied, propane, valued at $1.75 billion 4.4% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source 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 import sources

198 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$6.97B17.38%
2United Arab Emirates$4.27B10.64%
3USA$3.52B8.77%
4Saudi Arabia$2.38B5.93%
5Japan$2.29B5.71%
6India$2.12B5.28%
7Qatar$1.83B4.57%
8Germany$1.47B3.66%
9Italy$1.14B2.84%
10United Kingdom$977.15M2.44%
11France$862.65M2.15%
12Switzerland$830.11M2.07%
13Türkiye$702.46M1.75%
14Thailand$595.28M1.48%
15Netherlands$583.03M1.45%
16Rep. of Korea$484.25M1.21%
17Viet Nam$467.20M1.16%
18Oman$462.45M1.15%
19Egypt$446.36M1.11%
20Australia$442.65M1.10%
21Spain$360.73M0.90%
22Indonesia$360.48M0.90%
23Bahrain$356.27M0.89%
24Mexico$347.36M0.87%
25Slovakia$332.41M0.83%
26Ireland$307.93M0.77%
27Brazil$301.18M0.75%
28Poland$297.70M0.74%
29Iran$297.21M0.74%
30Malaysia$260.44M0.65%
31Belgium$256.98M0.64%
32Pakistan$255.92M0.64%
33Other Asia, nes$237.08M0.59%
34Nigeria$234.61M0.58%
35Jordan$203.85M0.51%
36Singapore$201.11M0.50%
37Canada$195.39M0.49%
38Austria$167.83M0.42%
39Bangladesh$135.09M0.34%
40Sweden$134.38M0.34%
41Denmark$133.09M0.33%
42South Africa$125.27M0.31%
43Czechia$116.27M0.29%
44Lebanon$115.22M0.29%
45Hungary$109.37M0.27%
46Romania$93.32M0.23%
47New Zealand$92.59M0.23%
48China, Hong Kong SAR$88.99M0.22%
49Portugal$88.62M0.22%
50Mozambique$71.33M0.18%
51Morocco$60.74M0.15%
52Russian Federation$59.58M0.15%
53Zambia$56.87M0.14%
54Argentina$51.86M0.13%
55Greece$48.93M0.12%
56Philippines$48.20M0.12%
57Cambodia$43.44M0.11%
58Norway$40.97M0.10%
59Sri Lanka$40.73M0.10%
60Syria$36.71M0.09%
61Finland$33.33M0.08%
62Slovenia$31.74M0.08%
63Ukraine$28.89M0.07%
64Cyprus$28.36M0.07%
65Ecuador$26.75M0.07%
66Paraguay$26.32M0.07%
67Iraq$24.64M0.06%
68Bulgaria$22.51M0.06%
69Kenya$21.02M0.05%
70Tunisia$20.76M0.05%
71Myanmar$16.50M0.04%
72Yemen$14.98M0.04%
73Chile$14.46M0.04%
74Croatia$13.42M0.03%
75Lithuania$12.74M0.03%
76Costa Rica$10.49M0.03%
77Serbia$9.86M0.02%
78Ethiopia$8.81M0.02%
79Guatemala$8.37M0.02%
80Colombia$7.46M0.02%
81Sudan$6.72M0.02%
82Dominican Rep.$6.16M0.02%
83Luxembourg$5.97M0.01%
84Benin$5.92M0.01%
85United Rep. of Tanzania$5.92M0.01%
86Malta$5.64M0.01%
87Estonia$5.54M0.01%
88Mauritius$5.35M0.01%
89Latvia$5.06M0.01%
90Uruguay$5.06M0.01%
91Somalia$4.85M0.01%
92Kyrgyzstan$4.56M0.01%
93Georgia$4.26M0.01%
94Peru$4.09M0.01%
95Angola$4.03M0.01%
96State of Palestine$3.53M0.01%
97Lao People's Dem. Rep.$3.49M0.01%
98Kazakhstan$3.33M0.01%
99Bosnia Herzegovina$3.03M0.01%
100Uzbekistan$2.75M0.01%
101Afghanistan$2.67M0.01%
102Armenia$2.29M0.01%
103Madagascar$2.14M0.01%
104Namibia$2.08M0.01%
105Côte d'Ivoire$1.94M0.00%
106Albania$1.54M0.00%
107Azerbaijan$1.19M0.00%
108North Macedonia$1.10M0.00%
109Gabon$1.08M0.00%
110Rep. of Moldova$983,1180.00%
111Honduras$736,9620.00%
112Iceland$736,7540.00%
113Belarus$734,6530.00%
114Cameroon$716,8870.00%
115Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$637,5500.00%
116San Marino$617,6540.00%
117El Salvador$499,4410.00%
118Nicaragua$482,1600.00%
119Ghana$472,8130.00%
120Uganda$451,8040.00%
121Zimbabwe$416,9500.00%
122Haiti$413,7220.00%
123Nepal$406,2820.00%
124Cuba$385,4870.00%
125Fiji$384,8280.00%
126Venezuela$249,5110.00%
127China, Macao SAR$191,1140.00%
128Suriname$177,5910.00%
129Algeria$164,8580.00%
130Nauru$157,5450.00%
131Andorra$152,3100.00%
132Senegal$144,3880.00%
133Congo$138,8280.00%
134Libya$107,8420.00%
135Aruba$97,8670.00%
136Panama$92,6350.00%
137Montenegro$87,5990.00%
138Eswatini$85,8790.00%
139Dominica$78,9940.00%
140Rwanda$77,6590.00%
141Guyana$59,0890.00%
142Sierra Leone$56,8780.00%
143Mauritania$56,3730.00%
144Jamaica$49,9360.00%
145Mongolia$46,2040.00%
146Seychelles$45,4100.00%
147Tokelau$42,2250.00%
148Tajikistan$39,0630.00%
149Solomon Isds$37,8460.00%
150Brunei Darussalam$34,2100.00%
151Belize$32,2070.00%
152Eritrea$31,1510.00%
153Cocos Isds$30,1850.00%
154Turkmenistan$25,2250.00%
155Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$24,2660.00%
156Botswana$21,7230.00%
157Central African Rep.$20,5820.00%
158Comoros$19,1210.00%
159Burkina Faso$18,2410.00%
160Antigua and Barbuda$15,2330.00%
161Maldives$14,6170.00%
162FS Micronesia$13,6560.00%
163American Samoa$12,8850.00%
164Bahamas$12,7320.00%
165Curaçao$11,4170.00%
166Samoa$10,9740.00%
167Bermuda$9,7990.00%
168Niue$9,7150.00%
169Liberia$9,1150.00%
170Lesotho$8,4440.00%
171Barbados$8,3690.00%
172Cabo Verde$6,6740.00%
173Niger$6,2050.00%
174Cook Isds$6,1820.00%
175Malawi$5,5090.00%
176Mali$4,6430.00%
177Greenland$4,5930.00%
178Gibraltar$3,7050.00%
179Gambia$3,6560.00%
180Turks and Caicos Isds$3,4150.00%
181Chad$3,3500.00%
182Saint Helena$3,2360.00%
183Sao Tome and Principe$2,7540.00%
184Timor-Leste$2,6830.00%
185Saint Kitts and Nevis$2,4680.00%
186Burundi$2,3900.00%
187Kiribati$2,2330.00%
188New Caledonia$1,9930.00%
189Christmas Isds$1,9400.00%
190Djibouti$1,6900.00%
191Togo$1,4780.00%
192Vanuatu$1,0970.00%
193N. Mariana Isds$1,0740.00%
194Papua New Guinea$8790.00%
195Pitcairn$6970.00%
196Guinea-Bissau$5440.00%
197Bhutan$5240.00%
198Wallis and Futuna Isds$3550.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$1.75B4.36%
2870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$1.61B4.02%
3870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$1.55B3.86%
4870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$1.48B3.69%
5711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$1.16B2.88%
6851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$1.07B2.67%
7300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$691.52M1.72%
8271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$679.84M1.69%
9710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$667.50M1.66%
10730429Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas$464.44M1.16%
11880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$354.64M0.88%
12870431Vehicles: 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$304.85M0.76%
13843143Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41$284.12M0.71%
14841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$280.98M0.70%
15300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$279.70M0.70%
16100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$258.67M0.64%
17240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$224.09M0.56%
18340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$215.73M0.54%
19851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$212.44M0.53%
20970300Sculptures and statuary: original, in any material$209.87M0.52%
21870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$206.21M0.51%
22847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$203.21M0.51%
23720310Ferrous products: obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms$203.17M0.51%
24020712Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen$194.40M0.48%
25870421Vehicles: 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$192.60M0.48%
26330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$191.86M0.48%
27251710Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone: of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated$186.76M0.47%
28848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$182.64M0.46%
29100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$182.30M0.45%
30271000Petroleum 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$180.33M0.45%
31210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$174.94M0.44%
32010420Goats: live$163.19M0.41%
33290220Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzene$157.11M0.39%
34854460Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts$150.66M0.38%
35730419Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines$149.18M0.37%
36851718Telephone sets n.e.c. in item no. 8517.1$145.61M0.36%
37610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$142.55M0.36%
38901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$138.65M0.35%
39870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$138.03M0.34%
40401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$132.58M0.33%
41330300Perfumes and toilet waters$132.54M0.33%
42040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$129.58M0.32%
43740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm$127.73M0.32%
44381519Catalysts, 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$125.08M0.31%
45100390Cereals: barley, other than seed$124.48M0.31%
46382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$123.55M0.31%
47190590Food 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$122.32M0.30%
48843049Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled$122.25M0.30%
49910221Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding$120.91M0.30%
50252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)$120.44M0.30%
51871000Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles: motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles$119.79M0.30%
52870210Vehicles: 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$115.07M0.29%
53010410Sheep: live$114.11M0.28%
54610220Coats: women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, anoraks, wind-jackets and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excluding those of heading no. 6104)$112.50M0.28%
55020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$109.38M0.27%
56841199Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)$106.15M0.26%
57690721Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5%$105.81M0.26%
58870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$102.49M0.26%
59961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$102.34M0.26%
60300432Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$99.03M0.25%
61852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$96.62M0.24%
62847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$93.13M0.23%
63901819Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological parameters), n.e.c. in item no. 9018.1$92.53M0.23%
64841391Pumps: parts thereof$91.85M0.23%
65940360Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use$90.10M0.22%
66854420Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors$90.03M0.22%
67020410Meat: of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled$89.67M0.22%
68880390Aircraft and spacecraft: parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88$89.44M0.22%
69843041Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430$89.40M0.22%
70200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen$87.47M0.22%
71392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$86.12M0.21%
72640411Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials$85.63M0.21%
73220210Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured$85.35M0.21%
74040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$83.00M0.21%
75020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$81.17M0.20%
76190110Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail sale$79.09M0.20%
77040630Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered)$78.74M0.20%
78841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system"$78.53M0.20%
79220299Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009$77.67M0.19%
80420221Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather or of composition leather$77.09M0.19%
81880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$76.25M0.19%
82210390Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasonings$75.82M0.19%
83300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$75.47M0.19%
84151529Vegetable oils: maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$75.00M0.19%
85950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$74.73M0.19%
86721049Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)$74.16M0.18%
87020110Meat: of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled$73.39M0.18%
88841480Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414$71.84M0.18%
89844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$71.51M0.18%
90040291Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms$69.40M0.17%
91910211Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, (other than those of heading no. 9101) with mechanical display only$68.71M0.17%
92847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$68.60M0.17%
93721310Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process$67.91M0.17%
94710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$67.25M0.17%
95732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$65.60M0.16%
96180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18$64.92M0.16%
97300431Medicaments: containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$64.55M0.16%
98848190Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereof$64.31M0.16%
99252329Cement: portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured$63.64M0.16%
100850440Electrical static converters$63.56M0.16%