Which has higher trade in services, Kuwait or Malaysia?

Malaysia, at 27.3% against 26.9% in Kuwait as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?

49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kuwait vs Malaysia: Trade in services (% of GDP)

Kuwait

26.9%

in 2025

Malaysia

27.3%

in 2025

Kuwait rank

81st

Malaysia rank

79th

Trade in services (% of GDP) over time

Kuwait
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 27.3% against 26.9% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malaysia ahead.

Kuwait ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 79th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13.5%	12.4%	1.1%	Kuwait
1980s	21.8%	18.4%	3.4%	Kuwait
1990s	24.7%	29.7%	5.0%	Malaysia
2000s	19.6%	29.6%	10.0%	Malaysia
2010s	23.4%	25.4%	2.0%	Malaysia
2020s	23.6%	21.3%	2.4%	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher trade in services, Kuwait or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 27.3% against 26.9% in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in trade in services between Kuwait and Malaysia?: 0.4%, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Malaysia?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Kuwait and Malaysia rank globally for trade in services?: Kuwait ranks 81st and Malaysia ranks 79th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Trade in services (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 247 places, 9,985 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.