Summary
- China → Kuwait
- $7billion
- Kuwait → China
- $11.7billion
- China’s balance
- -$4.7billion
Balance
China’s trade balance with Kuwait
Trade between China and Kuwait grew 81.7-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). China’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 7
- Imports 11.7
- Balance -4.7
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $105 million | $125 million | -$20 million |
| 1996 | $102 million | $111 million | -$10 million |
| 1997 | $93 million | $77 million | $17 million |
| 1998 | $110 million | $120 million | -$10 million |
| 1999 | $137 million | $151 million | -$14 million |
| 2000 | $227 million | $291 million | -$63 million |
| 2001 | $260 million | $480 million | -$220 million |
| 2002 | $366 million | $486 million | -$120 million |
| 2003 | $505 million | $517 million | -$12 million |
| 2004 | $663 million | $764 million | -$100 million |
| 2005 | $628 million | $1 billion | -$392 million |
| 2006 | $1.6 billion | $1.9 billion | -$288 million |
| 2007 | $2.5 billion | $2.3 billion | $163 million |
| 2008 | $3.2 billion | $5.1 billion | -$1.9 billion |
| 2009 | $1.5 billion | $3.8 billion | -$2.2 billion |
| 2010 | $3.2 billion | $7.1 billion | -$3.9 billion |
| 2011 | $4 billion | $9.7 billion | -$5.7 billion |
| 2012 | $2.1 billion | $10.5 billion | -$8.4 billion |
| 2013 | $3.7 billion | $9.9 billion | -$6.2 billion |
| 2014 | $4.2 billion | $10.2 billion | -$6 billion |
| 2015 | $5 billion | $7.6 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2016 | $4.7 billion | $6.5 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2017 | $5.5 billion | $9 billion | -$3.5 billion |
| 2018 | $5.9 billion | $15.7 billion | -$9.8 billion |
| 2019 | $6 billion | $13.8 billion | -$7.8 billion |
| 2020 | $5 billion | $11 billion | -$6 billion |
| 2021 | $5.8 billion | $18.4 billion | -$12.6 billion |
| 2022 | $6.2 billion | $26.8 billion | -$20.6 billion |
| 2023 | $7.4 billion | $17.4 billion | -$10 billion |
| 2024 | $7 billion | $11.7 billion | -$4.7 billion |
What they sell each other
What China sells to Kuwait
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Kuwait sells to China
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Shanghai and Shuaiba is 6,139 nautical miles (11,370 km) long: ≈ 14–18.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore; and Strait of Hormuz.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Kuwait was China’s 46th largest trading partner (0.3% of its trade), and China was Kuwait’s largest (18%).
- Kuwait in China’s trade
- 0.3%
- Kuwait’s rank among China’s partners
- 46th
- China in Kuwait’s trade
- 17.7%
- China’s rank among Kuwait’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of China
Other partners of Kuwait
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.