Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kuwait
Kuwait: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kuwait, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kuwait is 6.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kuwait peaked at 9.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2023.
That places Kuwait 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.2% | — |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | +0.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 6.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.3%, 1.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 6.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.2%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.6% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More development goals data for Kuwait
- Red List Index 0.8878 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 67.58 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,929 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 342 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 213 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.1158 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 395 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kuwait?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Kuwait was 6.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2023.
- How does Kuwait rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Kuwait ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. 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 Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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