# Kuwait exporter opportunity index

This page reviews 76,091 screened market and product opportunities for Kuwait. It combines reported trade observations with calculated opportunity indicators.

## Summary

- Latest reported exports: $81.3B
- Calculated three-year addressable opportunity: $6.4T
- Active partner markets: 270
- FTA partners: 16
- Profile year: 2024

## Top Opportunities

| Rank | Buyer market | Product | Addressable 3-year value | Buyer CAGR | Exporter share | Share gap | Signal |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $114.8B | +4.7% | 0.4% | 60.7% | Stable |
| 2 | China (CHN) | HS 854231 Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $93.1B | +18.1% | 0% | 35.8% | Stable |
| 3 | China (CHN) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $83.5B | +18.1% | 3.2% | 17.4% | Growing |
| 4 | India (IND) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $68.6B | +13.8% | 2.3% | 35.8% | Growing |
| 5 | China (CHN) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $64.9B | +33.7% | 0% | 41.1% | Growing |
| 6 | China (CHN) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $61.4B | +15.9% | 0% | 48.2% | Accelerating |
| 7 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $53.8B | +11.8% | 0% | 71.4% | Declining |
| 8 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847150 Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $45.6B | +11.1% | 0% | 61.8% | Declining |
| 9 | India (IND) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $33.8B | +21.1% | 0% | 35.4% | Stable |
| 10 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847130 Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $33.3B | +3.8% | 0% | 69.8% | Stable |
| 11 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $32.7B | +11.6% | 0% | 77.6% | Slowing |
| 12 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 870323 Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $28.7B | +3.9% | 0% | 28.1% | Slowing |
| 13 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 870431 Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $27.8B | +4.3% | 0% | 88.4% | Accelerating |
| 14 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE) | HS 300490 Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $27.7B | +12.3% | 0% | 47.7% | Declining |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $27.3B | +20.6% | 0% | 57.8% | Stable |
| 16 | China (CHN) | HS 271111 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $27.1B | +39.1% | 0% | 35% | Declining |
| 17 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $26.5B | +7.2% | 8.4% | 28.2% | Growing |
| 18 | China (CHN) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $26.3B | +15.4% | 0% | 49.5% | Stable |
| 19 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847180 Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $25.8B | +9.4% | 0% | 78.7% | Stable |
| 20 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 850760 Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $25.0B | +16.4% | 0% | 63.3% | Growing |
| 21 | Republic of Korea (KOR) | HS 854232 Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $24.8B | +13.4% | 0% | 81.4% | Stable |
| 22 | Japan (JPN) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $24.5B | +2.9% | 7.4% | 35.6% | Growing |
| 23 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $23.5B | +16.7% | 0.2% | 62% | Accelerating |
| 24 | Taiwan (TWN) | HS 854232 Electronic integrated circuits: memories | $23.1B | +8.4% | 0% | 45.2% | Accelerating |
| 25 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG) | HS 854231 Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits | $21.3B | +9.8% | 0% | 48.6% | Accelerating |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $19.9B | +43.7% | 0.3% | 12.7% | Accelerating |
| 27 | Germany (DEU) | HS 850760 Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $19.8B | +19.2% | 0% | 52.9% | Accelerating |
| 28 | Japan (JPN) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $19.3B | +12.3% | 0% | 84.7% | Accelerating |
| 29 | Iraq (IRQ) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $19.1B | +105.5% | 0.1% | 99.1% | Accelerating |
| 30 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 300490 Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $19.0B | +14% | 0% | 16.7% | Slowing |
| 31 | Netherlands (NLD) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $18.5B | +6.5% | 0% | 31.1% | Declining |
| 32 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $17.8B | +32.1% | 0% | 45.5% | Growing |
| 33 | Singapore (SGP) | HS 854239 Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542 | $17.5B | +4.4% | 0% | 53.4% | Stable |
| 34 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE) | HS 710812 Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $17.3B | +12.8% | 0% | 13.5% | Stable |
| 35 | China (CHN) | HS 847180 Data processing machines: automatic, units thereof n.e.s. in heading no. 8471 | $16.9B | +19.1% | 0% | 63.8% | Accelerating |
| 36 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 851762 Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $16.3B | +14.1% | 0% | 21.3% | Growing |
| 37 | Thailand (THA) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $15.1B | +8.4% | 0% | 41.7% | Slowing |
| 38 | India (IND) | HS 851770 Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $14.8B | +18.2% | 0% | 82.4% | Accelerating |
| 39 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 870322 Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $14.6B | +6.4% | 0% | 44.3% | Slowing |
| 40 | United Kingdom (GBR) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $14.4B | +5.5% | 0% | 40.9% | Declining |
| 41 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 847330 Machines: parts and accessories of automatic data processing, magnetic or optical readers, digital processing units | $14.3B | +1.2% | 0% | 42.4% | Growing |
| 42 | China (CHN) | HS 870323 Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $13.9B | +13.2% | 0% | 40.7% | Growing |
| 43 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 950300 Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $13.8B | +3.8% | 0% | 77.3% | Accelerating |
| 44 | Mexico (MEX) | HS 851712 Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $13.5B | +16.9% | 0% | 73.4% | Slowing |
| 45 | Canada (CAN) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $12.9B | +5.6% | 0% | 66.4% | Growing |
| 46 | Belgium (BEL) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $12.7B | +9.1% | 0.5% | 60.7% | Growing |
| 47 | Italy (ITA) | HS 270900 Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $12.6B | +5.3% | 0.9% | 27.8% | Growing |
| 48 | Russia (RUS) | HS 870323 Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $12.3B | +12.7% | 0% | 91.1% | Stable |
| 49 | Germany (DEU) | HS 271019 Product description unavailable | $11.9B | +5.8% | 1.8% | 52.5% | Growing |
| 50 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA) | HS 854430 Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | $11.8B | +5.8% | 0% | 69.9% | Accelerating |

## Sector View

- Electrical machinery (HS2 85): $1.4T across 7,120 screened opportunities.
- Machinery (HS2 84): $1.0T across 13,515 screened opportunities.
- Vehicles (HS2 87): $717.9B across 5,066 screened opportunities.
- Mineral fuels (HS2 27): $573.3B across 217 screened opportunities.
- Other or unclassified products (Other or unclassified products): $353.6B across 257 screened opportunities.
- Precious stones and metals (HS2 71): $306.1B across 355 screened opportunities.
- Optical and medical instruments (HS2 90): $156.0B across 2,672 screened opportunities.
- Plastics (HS2 39): $155.2B across 2,308 screened opportunities.
- Articles of iron or steel (HS2 73): $153.8B across 6,179 screened opportunities.
- Pharmaceutical products (HS2 30): $152.5B across 504 screened opportunities.

## Reported Export Footprint

- China (CHN): $11.0B reported exports; YoY -33.9%.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $8.5B reported exports; YoY -9.6%.
- India (IND): $7.4B reported exports; YoY -13.6%.
- Japan (JPN): $7.0B reported exports; YoY -20.3%.
- Viet Nam (VNM): $6.5B reported exports; YoY +16.3%.
- France (FRA): $5.2B reported exports; YoY +65.5%.
- United Kingdom (GBR): $4.8B reported exports; YoY +7.2%.
- Taiwan (TWN): $3.3B reported exports; YoY -30.6%.

## Corridor Risk and Signals

- Japan (JPN): Critical attention; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.
- Pakistan (PAK): Critical attention; Buyer-market concentration is the largest observed corridor exposure.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): Critical attention; Tariff, distance or agreement conditions create market-access friction.
- Iraq (IRQ): Critical attention; Volatile products account for the largest observed corridor exposure.
- Taiwan (TWN): Watch; Current trade remains materially below historical peaks.
- Belgium (BEL): Critical attention; Current trade remains materially below historical peaks.

## Region View

- Europe: $1.7T across 41 buyer markets.
- North America: $1.6T across 3 buyer markets.
- East Asia: $1.2T across 7 buyer markets.
- Middle East: $667.2B across 14 buyer markets.
- Southeast Asia: $489.0B across 10 buyer markets.
- South Asia: $350.9B across 8 buyer markets.
- Africa: $188.4B across 51 buyer markets.
- Oceania: $115.5B across 8 buyer markets.

## How to Read

Addressable opportunity is a calculated screening indicator, not a reported order value. Opportunities are included when latest buyer imports exceed $50.0K and at least 3 trade years are available.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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