Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Kuwait
Kuwait: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply was -81.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Kuwait, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Kuwait is -81.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Kuwait peaked at -54.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, -128.7%, in 1965.
Kuwait ranks 186th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -111.5% | — |
| 1962 | -104.6% | -6.2% |
| 1963 | -81.9% | -21.7% |
| 1964 | -93.8% | +14.4% |
| 1965 | -128.7% | +37.3% |
| 1966 | -98.4% | -23.5% |
| 1967 | -97.6% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | -99.1% | +1.5% |
| 1969 | -90.9% | -8.2% |
| 1970 | -93.5% | +2.8% |
| 1971 | -100.9% | +7.9% |
| 1972 | -90.1% | -10.7% |
| 1973 | -87.4% | -3.0% |
| 1974 | -76.5% | -12.6% |
| 1975 | -100.9% | +32.0% |
| 1976 | -95.2% | -5.7% |
| 1977 | -91.8% | -3.6% |
| 1978 | -94.1% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | -92.0% | -2.2% |
| 1980 | -95.3% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | -82.3% | -13.6% |
| 1982 | -101.0% | +22.7% |
| 1983 | -80.1% | -20.7% |
| 1984 | -99.4% | +24.0% |
| 1985 | -90.0% | -9.4% |
| 1986 | -80.4% | -10.6% |
| 1987 | -78.9% | -1.9% |
| 1988 | -81.6% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | -84.1% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | -54.3% | -35.5% |
| 1991 | -60.7% | +11.9% |
| 1992 | -91.1% | +50.1% |
| 1993 | -96.2% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | -88.8% | -7.7% |
| 1995 | -87.0% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | -86.6% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | -89.0% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | -86.6% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | -89.0% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | -87.7% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | -85.3% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | -74.7% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | -76.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | -84.0% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | -82.2% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | -94.3% | +14.7% |
| 2007 | -93.5% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | -85.0% | -9.1% |
| 2009 | -80.1% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | -79.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | -78.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | -77.4% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | -85.7% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | -91.9% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | -87.0% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | -87.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | -86.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | -84.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | -90.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | -86.2% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | -82.1% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | -84.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | -81.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -100.7% | -128.7% | -81.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | -92.2% | -100.9% | -76.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | -87.3% | -101.0% | -78.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | -82.9% | -96.2% | -54.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | -84.3% | -94.3% | -74.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -84.9% | -91.9% | -77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -83.6% | -86.2% | -81.8% | 4 |
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -17.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.151 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,962 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -17.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0463 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 1,522 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -18.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Kuwait?
- Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Kuwait was -81.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was -54.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -128.7% in 1965.
- How does Kuwait rank for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Kuwait ranks 186th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.