Kuwait vs Uganda: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Kuwait
23.6%
in 2024
Uganda
23.7%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
141st
Uganda rank
140th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 23.7% against 23.6% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 141st and Uganda ranks 140th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.6% | 11.4% | 6.2% | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 19.3% | 9.1% | 10.2% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 10.6% | 15.5% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 27.1% | 13.6% | 13.5% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 21.7% | 1.7% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 19.0% | 4.6% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 22.2% | 1.0% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Kuwait or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 23.7% against 23.6% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Kuwait and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uganda?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Uganda rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 141st and Uganda ranks 140th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).