Bulgaria vs Kuwait: Imports of goods, services and primary income
Imports of goods, services and primary income over time
- Bulgaria
- Kuwait
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 79.04 billion BoP, current US$ against 73.86 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 5.18 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kuwait ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 57th and Kuwait ranks 59th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 245.49 million BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 6.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 13.33 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.18 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 22.37 billion BoP, current US$ | 24.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 38.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 52.95 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.24 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 64.40 billion BoP, current US$ | 61.73 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.68 billion BoP, current US$ | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Bulgaria or Kuwait?
- Bulgaria, at 79.04 billion BoP, current US$ against 73.86 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Bulgaria and Kuwait?
- 5.18 billion BoP, current US$, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kuwait?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Kuwait rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
- Bulgaria ranks 57th and Kuwait ranks 59th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). 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 includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.