Summary
- India → Kuwait
- $2.4billion
- Kuwait → India
- $8.4billion
- India’s balance
- -$5.9billion
Balance
India’s trade balance with Kuwait
Trade between India and Kuwait grew 11.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). India’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 2.4
- Imports 8.4
- Balance -5.9
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $134 million | $810 million | -$676 million |
| 1996 | $154 million | $948 million | -$794 million |
| 1997 | $177 million | $880 million | -$703 million |
| 1998 | $163 million | $1.5 billion | -$1.3 billion |
| 1999 | $154 million | $1.9 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2000 | $247 million | $687 million | -$440 million |
| 2001 | $275 million | $96 million | $179 million |
| 2002 | $338 million | $125 million | $213 million |
| 2003 | $383 million | $231 million | $153 million |
| 2004 | $519 million | $281 million | $237 million |
| 2005 | $502 million | $416 million | $86 million |
| 2006 | $783 million | $4.7 billion | -$3.9 billion |
| 2007 | $953 million | $7.4 billion | -$6.5 billion |
| 2008 | $1.2 billion | $12.2 billion | -$11 billion |
| 2009 | $750 million | $7.7 billion | -$6.9 billion |
| 2010 | $1.4 billion | $9.2 billion | -$7.7 billion |
| 2011 | $1.3 billion | $14.8 billion | -$13.5 billion |
| 2012 | $1 billion | $17.8 billion | -$16.7 billion |
| 2013 | $1.2 billion | $17.8 billion | -$16.6 billion |
| 2014 | $1.3 billion | $15.1 billion | -$13.7 billion |
| 2015 | $1.4 billion | $6 billion | -$4.6 billion |
| 2016 | $1.7 billion | $4.2 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2017 | $1.7 billion | $6.3 billion | -$4.6 billion |
| 2018 | $1.8 billion | $8.3 billion | -$6.5 billion |
| 2019 | $1.8 billion | $9.6 billion | -$7.8 billion |
| 2020 | $1.3 billion | $6.3 billion | -$5 billion |
| 2021 | $1.6 billion | $10 billion | -$8.3 billion |
| 2022 | $1.9 billion | $13.5 billion | -$11.6 billion |
| 2023 | $2.2 billion | $9.5 billion | -$7.3 billion |
| 2024 | $2.4 billion | $8.4 billion | -$5.9 billion |
What they sell each other
What India sells to Kuwait
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Kuwait sells to India
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) and Shuaiba is 1,610 nautical miles (2,981 km) long: ≈ 3.5–5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: 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 India’s 29th largest trading partner (0.9% of its trade), and India was Kuwait’s 2nd (10%).
- Kuwait in India’s trade
- 0.9%
- Kuwait’s rank among India’s partners
- 29th
- India in Kuwait’s trade
- 10.2%
- India’s rank among Kuwait’s partners
- 2nd
Compare with
Other partners of India
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.