Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Kuwait
Kuwait: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.9589 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Kuwait, 1970–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import unit values, mean, us dollar in Kuwait is 0.9589, measured in 2014.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Kuwait peaked at 1.05 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.707, in 1970.
That places Kuwait 41st out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8734 | 0.707 | 0.9765 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7985 | 0.7204 | 0.8605 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8667 | 0.7406 | 0.9673 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9665 | 0.7731 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9609 | 0.9027 | 0.992 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 82.43 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 82.45 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 64.93 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.02 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.91 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.6457 (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 86.67 million (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar 1.07 billion (2023)
- Trade balance in low carbon technology products, US dollar -981.21 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Kuwait?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Kuwait was 0.9589 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 in 2001.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.707 in 1970.
- How does Kuwait rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Kuwait ranks 41st out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.