Trade in services in Kuwait
Kuwait: Trade in services was 26.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Kuwait, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trade in services in Kuwait is 26.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Kuwait peaked at 32.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1975.
Kuwait ranks 79th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Trade in services in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 10.6% | — |
| 1976 | 12.1% | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | +18.9% |
| 1978 | 16.5% | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 13.9% | -15.5% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 17.1% | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 20.5% | +19.8% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 21.2% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 24.4% | +15.1% |
| 1986 | 27.4% | +12.7% |
| 1987 | 22.8% | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 25.9% | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 22.5% | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 30.6% | +36.3% |
| 1993 | 24.1% | -21.2% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 24.8% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 20.8% | -16.0% |
| 1997 | 22.7% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | +24.2% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | -20.7% |
| 2000 | 17.9% | -20.0% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +41.0% |
| 2016 | 29.1% | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +16.9% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +21.2% |
| 2024 | 25.0% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 26.9% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.5% | 10.6% | 16.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 15.0% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.7% | 20.8% | 30.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 16.7% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 15.6% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 20.1% | 26.9% | 6 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5962 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 19,266 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1827 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 5,904 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5337 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Kuwait?
- Trade in services in Kuwait was 26.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1975.
- How does Kuwait rank for trade in services?
- Kuwait ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.