Summary
- Italy → Kuwait
- $1.2billion
- Kuwait → Italy
- $820million
- Italy’s balance
- $423million
Balance
Italy’s trade balance with Kuwait
Trade between Italy and Kuwait grew 5-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Italy’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 1.2
- Imports 0.8
- Balance +0.4
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $400 million | $10 million | $390 million |
| 1996 | $530 million | $4 million | $525 million |
| 1997 | $403 million | $5 million | $398 million |
| 1998 | $416 million | $26 million | $390 million |
| 1999 | $334 million | $51 million | $283 million |
| 2000 | $376 million | $353 million | $23 million |
| 2001 | $435 million | $142 million | $292 million |
| 2002 | $478 million | $27 million | $451 million |
| 2003 | $548 million | $47 million | $501 million |
| 2004 | $671 million | $49 million | $622 million |
| 2005 | $522 million | $150 million | $372 million |
| 2006 | $744 million | $91 million | $654 million |
| 2007 | $1.4 billion | $165 million | $1.2 billion |
| 2008 | $1.2 billion | $223 million | $1 billion |
| 2009 | $832 million | $107 million | $725 million |
| 2010 | $1.1 billion | $144 million | $1 billion |
| 2011 | $1 billion | $111 million | $920 million |
| 2012 | $1.1 billion | $127 million | $939 million |
| 2013 | $1.2 billion | $190 million | $1 billion |
| 2014 | $1.1 billion | $245 million | $896 million |
| 2015 | $1.1 billion | $204 million | $866 million |
| 2016 | $1.4 billion | $1 billion | $345 million |
| 2017 | $1.5 billion | $1.4 billion | $129 million |
| 2018 | $1.5 billion | $441 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2019 | $1.4 billion | $64 million | $1.3 billion |
| 2020 | $1.1 billion | $18 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2021 | $1.2 billion | $45 million | $1.1 billion |
| 2022 | $1.3 billion | $373 million | $977 million |
| 2023 | $1.4 billion | $575 million | $800 million |
| 2024 | $1.2 billion | $820 million | $423 million |
What they sell each other
What Italy sells to Kuwait
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Kuwait sells to Italy
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Genoa and Shuaiba is 11,511 nautical miles (21,319 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 Strait of Gibraltar, the Cape of Good Hope and the Strait of Hormuz (11,511 nautical miles); and 15% via the Suez Canal, the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and the Strait of Hormuz (4,889 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 Italy’s 66th largest trading partner (0.2% of its trade), and Italy was Kuwait’s 13th (2%).
- Kuwait in Italy’s trade
- 0.2%
- Kuwait’s rank among Italy’s partners
- 66th
- Italy in Kuwait’s trade
- 2%
- Italy’s rank among Kuwait’s partners
- 13th
Compare with
Other partners of Italy
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.