Kuwait - Imports of goods and services (current LCU)
The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Kuwait was 18,561,520,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 54 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19,037,710,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 173,000,000 in 1965.
Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 173,000,000 |
| 1966 | 208,000,000 |
| 1967 | 248,000,000 |
| 1968 | 248,000,000 |
| 1969 | 286,000,000 |
| 1970 | 247,500,000 |
| 1971 | 257,900,000 |
| 1972 | 302,500,000 |
| 1973 | 355,600,000 |
| 1974 | 527,800,000 |
| 1975 | 907,000,000 |
| 1976 | 1,250,000,000 |
| 1977 | 1,760,000,000 |
| 1978 | 1,700,000,000 |
| 1979 | 1,971,000,000 |
| 1980 | 2,655,000,000 |
| 1981 | 2,688,000,000 |
| 1982 | 3,253,000,000 |
| 1983 | 3,002,310,000 |
| 1984 | 2,868,000,000 |
| 1985 | 2,757,000,000 |
| 1986 | 2,498,000,000 |
| 1987 | 2,314,000,000 |
| 1988 | 2,479,000,000 |
| 1989 | 2,955,000,000 |
| 1990 | 3,082,000,000 |
| 1991 | 3,934,500,000 |
| 1992 | 3,159,000,000 |
| 1993 | 3,202,000,000 |
| 1994 | 3,124,000,000 |
| 1995 | 3,405,000,000 |
| 1996 | 3,695,000,000 |
| 1997 | 3,645,000,000 |
| 1998 | 4,040,000,000 |
| 1999 | 3,616,000,000 |
| 2000 | 3,488,000,000 |
| 2001 | 3,803,000,000 |
| 2002 | 4,243,000,000 |
| 2003 | 4,917,000,000 |
| 2004 | 5,672,000,000 |
| 2005 | 6,669,000,000 |
| 2006 | 7,122,000,000 |
| 2007 | 9,226,000,000 |
| 2008 | 10,271,000,000 |
| 2009 | 8,959,000,000 |
| 2010 | 10,041,000,000 |
| 2011 | 11,010,000,000 |
| 2012 | 12,804,000,000 |
| 2013 | 13,210,000,000 |
| 2014 | 14,594,000,000 |
| 2015 | 15,490,000,000 |
| 2016 | 16,041,000,000 |
| 2017 | 17,076,530,000 |
| 2018 | 19,037,710,000 |
| 2019 | 18,561,520,000 |
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
