15/10/2022
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15/10/2022
10133 times read
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: Official statistics reveal that Kuwait’s exports to 15 countries amounted to 20.6 billion dinars in 2021, of which 1.6 billion dinars are from non-oil exports, reports Al-Rai daily. Foreign trade statistics showed the UAE had the largest share of non-oil exports, with about 243 million dinars, while Saudi Arabia came next with 219.65 million dinars, followed by China with 215 million dinars.
Kuwait exported to India last year goods worth 211.7 million dinars, and to Iraq with 152.3 million dinars, while Pakistan followed with exports amounting to 94.16 million dinars.
According to the statistics, the value of Kuwait’s exports to Qatar reached 84.33 million dinars, the Sultanate of Oman 44 million dinars, and Jordan, 39 million dinars. Among the countries to which Kuwait exported during 2021 are Singapore (25.5 million), Egypt (23.52 million), Portugal (21.1 million), Turkey (19.95 million), Bahrain (17.3 million) and Malaysia (17 million).
On the other hand, Kuwait imported goods worth about 9.61 billion dinars in 2021 from about 15 countries. At the top of those countries came China with about 1.72 billion dinars, the UAE with about 1.14 billion dinars, and USA with about 768.7 million dinars.