Kuwait Container Port Throughput
2008 - 2020 | Yearly | TEU | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Key information about Kuwait Container Port Throughput
- Kuwait Container Port Throughput was reported at 863,618.000 TEU in Dec 2020
- This records a decrease from the previous number of 959,575.625 TEU for Dec 2019. Kuwait Container Port Throughput data is updated yearly, averaging 904,049.000 TEU from Dec 2008 to 2020, with 13 observations
- The data reached an all-time high of 984,815.000 TEU in 2015 and a record low of 810,248.000 TEU in 2011
- Kuwait Container Port Throughput data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Shipping and Port Sector – Table RP.UNCTAD.CPT: Container Port Throughput (CPT)
View Kuwait's Container Port Throughput from 2008 to 2020 in the chart:
What was Kuwait's Container Port Throughput in 2020?
Kuwait Container Port Throughput was reported at 863,618.000 TEU in Dec 2020 See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 863,618.000 2020 | 959,575.625 2019 | 810,248.000 2011 | 984,815.000 2015 | TEU | yearly | 2008 - 2020 |
Container Port Throughput by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (TEU) | 184,017.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Algeria (TEU) | 1,551,565.000 2020 | yearly | 2008 - 2020 |
| Angola (TEU) | 677,326.000 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
| Anguilla (TEU) | 5,991.500 2020 | yearly | 2010 - 2020 |
| Antigua and Barbuda (TEU) | 27,657.000 2019 | yearly | 2008 - 2019 |
| Argentina (TEU) | 1,490,437.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Aruba (TEU) | 65,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Australia (TEU) | 9,291,164.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Austria (TEU) | 285,900.000 2017 | yearly | 2008 - 2017 |
| Bahamas (TEU) | 1,353,256.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Bahrain (TEU) | 404,443.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Bangladesh (TEU) | 3,108,732.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Barbados (TEU) | 101,300.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Belgium (TEU) | 11,482,434.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Belize (TEU) | 44,510.000 2019 | yearly | 2008 - 2019 |
| Benin (TEU) | 510,895.551 2019 | yearly | 2008 - 2019 |
| Brazil (TEU) | 11,613,563.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Brunei (TEU) | 106,174.000 2020 | yearly | 2008 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria (TEU) | 282,160.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Cambodia (TEU) | 732,387.000 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Cameroon (TEU) | 340,000.000 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
| Canada (TEU) | 6,102,658.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Cayman Islands (TEU) | 40,829.000 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
| Chile (TEU) | 4,203,293.000 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
| China (TEU) | 279,793,800.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Colombia (TEU) | 4,503,448.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Congo (TEU) | 1,003,734.000 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
| Costa Rica (TEU) | 1,658,363.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Croatia (TEU) | 508,491.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Cuba (TEU) | 311,127.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Cyprus (TEU) | 359,778.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Denmark (TEU) | 926,423.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Djibouti (TEU) | 635,000.000 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
| Dominica (TEU) | 7,401.000 2020 | yearly | 2010 - 2020 |
| Dominican Republic (TEU) | 2,101,589.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Ecuador (TEU) | 2,588,075.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Egypt (TEU) | 8,360,875.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| El Salvador (TEU) | 256,043.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Estonia (TEU) | 221,405.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Finland (TEU) | 1,368,831.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| France (TEU) | 4,869,539.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| French Polynesia (TEU) | 84,772.000 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
| Gabon (TEU) | 180,000.000 2020 | yearly | 2008 - 2020 |
| Georgia (TEU) | 701,520.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Germany (TEU) | 12,660,224.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Ghana (TEU) | 1,228,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Greece (TEU) | 5,818,508.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Guam (TEU) | 84,954.000 2020 | yearly | 2008 - 2020 |
| Guatemala (TEU) | 1,768,269.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Guyana (TEU) | 58,377.000 2021 | yearly | 2010 - 2021 |
| Haiti (TEU) | 200,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2010 - 2023 |
| Honduras (TEU) | 907,410.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (TEU) | 14,345,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Iceland (TEU) | 425,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| India (TEU) | 22,208,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (TEU) | 12,427,811.000 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
| Iran (TEU) | 1,550,304.000 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Ireland (TEU) | 895,278.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Israel (TEU) | 3,142,212.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Italy (TEU) | 11,302,270.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast (TEU) | 1,083,605.000 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
| Jamaica (TEU) | 1,995,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Japan (TEU) | 21,498,446.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Jordan (TEU) | 900,768.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Kenya (TEU) | 1,623,080.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| South Korea (TEU) | 30,003,141.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Kuwait (TEU) | 863,618.000 2020 | yearly | 2008 - 2020 |
| Latvia (TEU) | 468,895.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Lebanon (TEU) | 481,099.000 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
| Libya (TEU) | 271,230.550 2019 | yearly | 2008 - 2019 |
| Lithuania (TEU) | 1,050,804.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Madagascar (TEU) | 199,712.500 2019 | yearly | 2008 - 2019 |
| Malaysia (TEU) | 28,246,849.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Maldives (TEU) | 107,728.183 2019 | yearly | 2008 - 2019 |
| Malta (TEU) | 2,907,257.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Mauritania (TEU) | 84,457.992 2019 | yearly | 2008 - 2019 |
| Mauritius (TEU) | 407,825.000 2022 | yearly | 2008 - 2022 |
| Mexico (TEU) | 8,319,202.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Montserrat (TEU) | 1,894.500 2020 | yearly | 2010 - 2020 |
| Morocco (TEU) | 9,964,410.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Mozambique (TEU) | 489,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (TEU) | 761,557.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Namibia (TEU) | 160,883.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Netherlands (TEU) | 14,111,298.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Netherlands Antilles (TEU) | 164,465.000 2010 | yearly | 2008 - 2010 |
| New Caledonia (TEU) | 111,875.000 2019 | yearly | 2008 - 2019 |
| New Zealand (TEU) | 3,184,218.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Nicaragua (TEU) | 155,815.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Nigeria (TEU) | 1,466,109.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Norway (TEU) | 882,560.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Oman (TEU) | 4,608,110.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Pakistan (TEU) | 2,850,087.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Panama (TEU) | 8,322,863.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Papua New Guinea (TEU) | 204,518.000 2020 | yearly | 2008 - 2020 |
| Paraguay (TEU) | 37,901.250 2020 | yearly | 2008 - 2020 |
| Peru (TEU) | 3,131,889.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Philippines (TEU) | 8,803,874.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Poland (TEU) | 2,995,174.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Portugal (TEU) | 3,178,259.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Qatar (TEU) | 1,318,414.000 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.1 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -3,440.015 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 128.142 Dec 2015 | monthly | Sep 2003 - Dec 2015 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 1.2 2024 | yearly | 1986 - 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 6,711.4 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Oct 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 1.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) | 29.719 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) | 14.274 2030 | yearly | 1991 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) | 44.112 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| Government Fiscal Balance: ytd (KWD mn) | -1,561.505 Mar 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Mar 2024 |
| Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil: Tax and Fees (KWD mn) | 550.910 Mar 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Mar 2024 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) | 336.796 Sep 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) | 23,644.325 Mar 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Mar 2024 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) | 9,630.195 Sep 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) | 9,966.991 Sep 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Sep 2024 |
| Government Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) | 2,116.770 Mar 2024 | monthly | Apr 2018 - Mar 2024 |
| Government Expenditure: Current (KWD mn) | 12,125.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
| Government Expenditure (KWD mn) | 18,245.900 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
| Government Revenue (KWD mn) | 13,633.900 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
| Government Revenue: Tax (KWD mn) | 486.000 2016 | yearly | 1987 - 2016 |
| Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) | 226.000 2016 | yearly | 1989 - 2016 |
| Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) | -1,561.505 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| Public Debt (KWD mn) | 50.000 Jan 2025 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Jan 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.994 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 2,272.5 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 5,364.9 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -16.7 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 50,049.855 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 347,503.397 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 4,176.130 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 3,092.5 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 6.6 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jun 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,308,449.500 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 650,043.407 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 2.725 Aug 2025 | monthly | Sep 1991 - Aug 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 295.319 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 52.486 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 638.906 Jun 2025 | monthly | Jan 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) | 2,789.603 Dec 2018 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Dec 2018 |
| Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) | -18.295 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 2020 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: SITC: Other Manufactured Articles (KWD mn) | 36.800 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 |
| Exports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (KWD mn) | 39.900 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 116.639 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 102.988 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Balance of Payments | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) | 2,137.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Current Account Balance (USD mn) | 8,094.0 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) | 21.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) | 172.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) | 0.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) | 1,084.720 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) | 2.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) | 8.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) | 1,075.914 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Jun 2025 |
| External Debt (USD mn) | 72,069.1 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Jun 2025 |
| External Debt: % of GDP (%) | 41.5 2024 | yearly | 2014 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) | 26.022 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Net International Investment Position (USD mn) | 116,734.177 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) | 448.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 10.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: CA: Debit (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Other Investments (OT) (KWD mn) | -1,407.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (KWD mn) | -1,260.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (KWD mn) | 0.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (KWD mn) | 493.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 40.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: Financial Derivatives: Assets (KWD mn) | -36.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) | 1,389.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) | 5.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) | -2,795.000 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2018 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 0.9 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 34,579.146 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 137,467.671 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 34,670.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1964 - Oct 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 26.539 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 11.8 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1973 - Jun 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 103.781 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1961 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 189,078.409 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 8.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 154,670.8 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 16.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 1,660.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 173,948.600 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 8.30 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Oct 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 103.67 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2010 - Jun 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) | 1,633.400 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) | 10,421.800 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) | 40,707.200 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) | 40,707.200 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2025 |
| Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) | 66,591.400 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2025 |
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