Summary
- France → Kuwait
- $1.1billion
- Kuwait → France
- $3.8billion
- France’s balance
- -$2.6billion
Balance
France’s trade balance with Kuwait
Trade between France and Kuwait grew 5.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). France’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.1
- Imports 3.8
- Balance -2.6
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $762 million | $148 million | $614 million |
| 1996 | $283 million | $133 million | $150 million |
| 1997 | $252 million | $130 million | $122 million |
| 1998 | $243 million | $137 million | $106 million |
| 1999 | $241 million | $222 million | $19 million |
| 2000 | $228 million | $425 million | -$196 million |
| 2001 | $271 million | $326 million | -$54 million |
| 2002 | $289 million | $313 million | -$24 million |
| 2003 | $325 million | $543 million | -$218 million |
| 2004 | $415 million | $477 million | -$63 million |
| 2005 | $442 million | $1 billion | -$584 million |
| 2006 | $517 million | $1 billion | -$488 million |
| 2007 | $723 million | $1.4 billion | -$710 million |
| 2008 | $646 million | $1.8 billion | -$1.2 billion |
| 2009 | $828 million | $481 million | $348 million |
| 2010 | $728 million | $394 million | $334 million |
| 2011 | $557 million | $202 million | $355 million |
| 2012 | $443 million | $796 million | -$352 million |
| 2013 | $779 million | $1.2 billion | -$453 million |
| 2014 | $729 million | $1 billion | -$282 million |
| 2015 | $1.4 billion | $670 million | $723 million |
| 2016 | $506 million | $428 million | $78 million |
| 2017 | $569 million | $378 million | $191 million |
| 2018 | $829 million | $535 million | $294 million |
| 2019 | $805 million | $242 million | $563 million |
| 2020 | $1.1 billion | $176 million | $878 million |
| 2021 | $758 million | $469 million | $289 million |
| 2022 | $1.2 billion | $1.8 billion | -$625 million |
| 2023 | $992 million | $3.6 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2024 | $1.1 billion | $3.8 billion | -$2.6 billion |
What they sell each other
What France sells to Kuwait
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Kuwait sells to France
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Le Havre and Shuaiba is 11,532 nautical miles (21,358 km) long: ≈ 26.5–34.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Because of the 2024 disruptions, traffic is split: 85% via the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Hormuz (11,532 nautical miles); and 15% via the Strait of Gibraltar, the Suez Canal, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Strait of Hormuz (6,620 nautical miles).
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 France’s 45th largest trading partner (0.4% of its trade), and France was Kuwait’s 7th (5%).
- Kuwait in France’s trade
- 0.4%
- Kuwait’s rank among France’s partners
- 45th
- France in Kuwait’s trade
- 4.7%
- France’s rank among Kuwait’s partners
- 7th
Compare with
Other partners of France
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.