ICT goods imports in Kuwait
Kuwait: ICT goods imports was 6.8% in 2023. β² Rising
ICT goods imports in Kuwait, 2000β2023
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
In 2023, ict goods imports in Kuwait stood at 6.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Kuwait peaked at 8.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2004.
That places Kuwait 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 6.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.6% | 7.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 37 Saudi Arabia 7.0% compare
- 38 Peru 7.0% compare
- 39 South Africa 6.8% compare
- 41 Least developed countries 2.8% compare
- 41 Costa Rica 6.8% compare
- 41 Romania 6.8% compare
- 43 Finland 6.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Kuwait
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.11 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 167.68 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 572,621 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.83 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.118 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0192 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 572,621 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.67 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Kuwait?
- Ict goods imports in Kuwait was 6.8% in 2023, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2004.
- How does Kuwait rank for ict goods imports?
- Kuwait ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).