Botswana vs Kuwait: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP
Botswana
0.3751 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kuwait
0.3824 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
116th
Kuwait rank
114th
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.3824 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3751 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 116th and Kuwait ranks 114th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Kuwait in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2739 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2701 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3728 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.5666 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4313 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.4423 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0936 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.4142 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.5275 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.366 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1615 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.441 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3512 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0898 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.3824 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3751 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Kuwait?
- 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kuwait?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Kuwait rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 116th and Kuwait ranks 114th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.