Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Kuwait
Kuwait: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) was 83.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Kuwait, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Kuwait is 83.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Kuwait peaked at 91.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 2021.
Kuwait ranks 28th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%) in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 91.5% | — |
| 2010 | 81.5% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 85.7% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 83.0% | +0.2% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 83.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 83.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 65.7%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 81.5% | 89.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.4% | 79.7% | 85.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
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 proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Kuwait?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Kuwait was 83.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 2021.
- How does Kuwait rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Kuwait ranks 28th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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