Kuwait vs Qatar: Share of global merchandise exports
Kuwait
0.3%
in 2024
Qatar
0.4%
in 2024
Kuwait rank
48th
Qatar rank
42nd
Share of global merchandise exports over time
- Kuwait
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 48th and Qatar ranks 42nd of 219 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global merchandise exports, Kuwait or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global merchandise exports between Kuwait and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Qatar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Qatar rank globally for share of global merchandise exports?
- Kuwait ranks 48th and Qatar ranks 42nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of global merchandise exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise exports (%).