Kuwait Total Imports

1992 - 2025 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Kuwait Total Imports

  • Kuwait Total Imports recorded 3.9 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with a value of 3.6 USD bn in the previous month
  • Kuwait Total Imports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1992 to Dec 2025, with an average number of 1.8 USD bn
  • The data reached an all-time high of 4.1 USD bn in Oct 2025 and a record low of 452.8 USD mn in Sep 1994

CEIC converts monthly Total Imports into USD. The Central Statistical Bureau provides Total Imports, CIF, in local currency. The Central Bank of Kuwait average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Further information about Kuwait Total Imports

  • In the latest reports, Kuwait Total Imports grew 1.5 % YoY in Dec 2025
  • Total Exports dropped 8.7 % YoY, to 5.6 USD bn in Dec 2025
  • Kuwait Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 1.7 USD bn in Dec 2025

View Kuwait's Total Imports from Jan 1992 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Kuwait Total Imports

What was Kuwait's Total Imports in Dec 2025?

Kuwait Total Imports recorded 3.9 USD bn in Dec 2025, compared with a value of 3.6 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3,886.6 Dec 2025 3,563.8 Nov 2025 452.8 Sep 1994 4,113.9 Oct 2025 USD mn monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025

Total Imports by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 966.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Algeria (USD mn) 2,988.0 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 6,112.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Mar 2026
Armenia (USD mn) 1,081.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Australia (USD mn) 32,116.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 1971 - Mar 2026
Austria (USD mn) 18,708.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2026
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 1,405.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Bahrain (USD mn) 5,997.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (USD mn) 4,766.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1986 - Feb 2026
Belarus (USD mn) 3,814.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Belgium (USD mn) 43,118.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Feb 2026
Bolivia (USD mn) 846.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 1,619.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 766.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Brazil (USD mn) 23,610.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Apr 2026
Brunei (USD mn) 368.9 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2010 - Feb 2026
Bulgaria (USD mn) 5,152.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Cambodia (USD mn) 9,348.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Canada (USD mn) 51,745.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Mar 2026
Chile (USD mn) 7,806.5 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
China (USD mn) 274,618.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2026
Colombia (USD mn) 5,741.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2026
Croatia (USD mn) 4,205.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
Cyprus (USD mn) 1,399.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Czech Republic (USD mn) 23,814.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Denmark (USD mn) 12,624.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (USD mn) 2,496.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2026
Egypt (USD mn) 9,271.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jul 1994 - Feb 2026
Estonia (USD mn) 2,407.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
European Union (USD mn) 245,535.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2026
Finland (USD mn) 7,697.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
France (USD mn) 68,559.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Georgia (USD mn) 1,592.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Germany (USD mn) 140,429.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Ghana (USD mn) 1,280.8 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 2005 - Feb 2026
Greece (USD mn) 8,263.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 90,392.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1957 - Mar 2026
Hungary (USD mn) 14,125.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 1,125.9 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Apr 2026
India (USD mn) 59,590.0 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1990 - Mar 2026
Indonesia (USD mn) 19,205.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Mar 2026
Iran (USD mn) 72,375.4 2025 yearly 1979 - 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 14,400.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1970 - Feb 2026
Israel (USD mn) 8,402.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Mar 2026
Italy (USD mn) 57,726.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1991 - Feb 2026
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 1,607.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Feb 2026
Japan (USD mn) 63,508.5 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1995 - Mar 2026
Jordan (USD mn) 2,118.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1972 - Feb 2026
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 4,958.0 Feb 2026 monthly Sep 1995 - Feb 2026
Kenya (USD mn) 1,745.7 Feb 2026 monthly Aug 1998 - Feb 2026
South Korea (USD mn) 62,114.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Apr 2026
Kosovo (USD mn) 753.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Kuwait (USD mn) 3,886.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 854.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Laos (USD mn) 2,767.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 2,590.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Lebanon (USD mn) 1,482.0 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Aug 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 4,302.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Mar 2026
Luxembourg (USD mn) 2,377.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2026
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 1,610.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
North Macedonia (USD mn) 1,048.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Malawi (USD mn) 290.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Malaysia (USD mn) 30,291.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1990 - Mar 2026
Malta (USD mn) 767.5 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 1994 - Mar 2026
Mauritius (USD mn) 508.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2026
Mexico (USD mn) 63,297.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Mar 2026
Moldova (USD mn) 972.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Mongolia (USD mn) 1,188.5 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) 461.2 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
Morocco (USD mn) 6,765.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Mozambique (USD mn) 643.8 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (USD mn) 1,313.9 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2010 - Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 1,346.3 Apr 2026 monthly Aug 2003 - Apr 2026
Netherlands (USD mn) 60,802.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2026
New Zealand (USD mn) 4,237.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1960 - Mar 2026
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,644.8 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2025
Norway (USD mn) 10,609.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Mar 2026
Oman (USD mn) 3,526.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Feb 2026
Pakistan (USD mn) 5,113.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 732.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Feb 2026
Panama (USD mn) 1,018.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Paraguay (USD mn) 1,735.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Peru (USD mn) 4,810.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 11,219.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Oct 2025
Poland (USD mn) 35,354.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2026
Portugal (USD mn) 11,532.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 3,343.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Romania (USD mn) 13,735.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Russia (USD mn) 23,125.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Feb 2026
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 20,300.2 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Serbia (USD mn) 4,721.4 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2026
Singapore (USD mn) 55,186.8 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (USD mn) 11,042.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (USD mn) 8,795.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
South Africa (USD mn) 9,315.4 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - Mar 2026
Spain (USD mn) 42,869.3 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1976 - Feb 2026
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 2,134.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Mar 2026
Sudan (USD mn) 654.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 19,941.6 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (USD mn) 50,852.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Mar 2026

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Kuwait Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -20,623.986 2025 yearly 1988 - 2025
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) 8,307.5 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Mar 2026
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 4.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KWD bn) 29.604 2031 yearly 1985 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KWD bn) 23.230 2031 yearly 1991 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (KWD bn) 47.224 2031 yearly 1985 - 2031
Government Expenditure: ytd: Purchases of Non Financial Assets (KWD mn) 1,134.847 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Government Expenditure: ytd: Current (KWD mn) 21,978.132 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Government Expenditure: ytd (KWD mn) 23,112.979 Mar 2025 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Government Surplus/Deficit (KWD mn) -6,306.500 2026 yearly 1989 - 2026
Public Debt (KWD mn) 2,550.000 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1993 - Mar 2026
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 Revenue: ytd: Non Oil (KWD mn) 2,116.770 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
Government Revenue: ytd (KWD mn) 23,644.325 Mar 2024 monthly Apr 2018 - Mar 2024
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: Current (KWD mn) 12,125.900 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Government Expenditure: Capital (KWD mn) 226.000 2016 yearly 1989 - 2016
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.994 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 1,744.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 5,631.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -8.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 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) 3,886.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 1.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 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) 2.862 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1991 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 491.006 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 67.423 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 847.536 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2025
Exports: FOB: Growth Rate: YoY (%) -8.670 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2020 - Dec 2025
Trade Balance: Quarterly (KWD mn) 2,789.603 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2018
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) 156.100 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 121.300 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3,480.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 8,835.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 22.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 175.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 182.526 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 421.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -238.889 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 74,413.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 41.3 2024 yearly 2014 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 28.640 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 116,734.177 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
BoP: FA: OT: Assets (KWD mn) -2,795.000 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: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities: Debt Instruments (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: OT: Liabilities (KWD mn) 1,389.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (KWD mn) 10.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets: Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) (KWD mn) 448.000 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: CA: Primary Income: 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: Capital Account: Debit (KWD mn) 5.000 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (KWD mn) 0.000 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 (%) 1.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 36,776.022 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 138,115.328 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
M2 Growth (%) 1.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 34,725.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1964 - Mar 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 22.581 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 9.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 103.274 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 1961 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 199,573.220 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 11.1 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 158,273.7 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 16.0 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,056.5 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Mar 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 176,383.450 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 7.80 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Mar 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 106.68 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2 (KWD mn) 42,394.500 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Money Supply: M3 (KWD mn) 42,394.500 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1: Currency in Circulation (KWD mn) 1,878.900 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Monetary Survey: CBK and Local Banks: Money Supply M2: M1 (KWD mn) 11,288.400 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Mar 2026
Local Banks Time Deposits (KWD mn) 75,725.800 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2026

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