Machinery and transport equipment in Kuwait
Kuwait: Machinery and transport equipment was 4.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Machinery and transport equipment in Kuwait, 1967–2021
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
The most recent figure for machinery and transport equipment in Kuwait is 4.5%, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 149.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Kuwait peaked at 5.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1967.
Kuwait ranks 91st of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 0.3% | — |
| 1968 | 0.6% | +151.5% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | +68.5% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -34.7% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +81.3% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | +116.8% |
| 1974 | 2.5% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | -39.4% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +60.8% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -33.5% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | +119.6% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +37.0% |
| 1982 | 4.5% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | -48.4% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +56.4% |
| 1985 | 3.3% | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | -32.7% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -27.7% |
| 1988 | 1.8% | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -25.5% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -29.4% |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +461.4% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -37.9% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -29.1% |
| 1996 | 2.0% | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +34.5% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +32.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -15.7% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +34.1% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +21.8% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +34.7% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 4.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 22% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 4.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.3%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment in Kuwait changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +461.4% | 1.0% | 5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 1.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 1.0% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More economy & growth data for Kuwait
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.82 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.61 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.99 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 614.43 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 413.09 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.91 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery and transport equipment in Kuwait?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Kuwait was 4.5% in 2021, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1967.
- How does Kuwait rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Kuwait ranks 91st out of 149 countries with data for 2021.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 149.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).