Kuwait vs Somalia: External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth
Kuwait
-12.04 % change on previous year
in 2024
Somalia
-11.25 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kuwait rank
117th
Somalia rank
115th
External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth over time
- Kuwait
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports -11.25 % change on previous year against -12.04 % change on previous year in Kuwait, a difference of 0.79 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 115th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.11 % change on previous year | -38.68 % change on previous year | 40.79 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 47.57 % change on previous year | -42.67 % change on previous year | 90.24 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 26.83 % change on previous year | -14.86 % change on previous year | 41.69 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -190.23 % change on previous year | 36.94 % change on previous year | 227.17 % change on previous year | Somalia |
| 2010s | 92.04 % change on previous year | -8.56 % change on previous year | 100.6 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 76.55 % change on previous year | -16.58 % change on previous year | 93.13 % change on previous year | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth, Kuwait or Somalia?
- Somalia, at -11.25 % change on previous year against -12.04 % change on previous year in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth between Kuwait and Somalia?
- 0.79 % change on previous year, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Somalia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Somalia rank globally for external balance on goods and services (current us$), annual growth?
- Kuwait ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 115th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External balance on goods and services (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.