🇰🇼 Kuwait exports of crude oil: 2024 trade data
Kuwait exported $28.82 billion of crude oil in 2024 (49.42 million tonnes). Its share of world exports was 2%. That is 42% less than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2022, at $69.79 billion.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of crude oil by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28.82B | 49.42M t |
| 2023 | $49.36B | 101.85M t |
| 2022 | $69.79B | 96.06M t |
| 2021 | $44.96B | 88.48M t |
| 2020 | $29.61B | 91.91M t |
| 2019 | $45.24B | 94.73M t |
| 2018 | $50.82B | 98.83M t |
| 2017 | $33.63B | 87.03M t |
Where Kuwait exports crude oil to
The largest buyer markets were China (33%), South Korea (23%), Japan (17%). Among the main buyer markets, Qatar grew fastest (+248% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $9.61B | 33% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $6.64B | 23% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $4.86B | 17% |
| Taiwan | $3.11B | 11% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $3.09B | 11% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $639.9M | 2.2% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $633.4M | 2.2% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $170.8M | 0.6% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $23.9M | 0.1% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $18.1M | 0.1% |
Average export price of crude oil
The average declared value was about $0.58 per kg, close to the world average of $0.54.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Who is behind these numbers in Kuwait?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 2709: Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude.
Crude oil trade in Kuwait: questions
Does Kuwait export crude oil?
Yes. Kuwait exported crude oil worth $28.82 billion in 2024, mainly to China, South Korea, Japan.
What is the HS code for crude oil?
Crude oil falls under HS heading 2709 (Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading crude oil with Kuwait?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds Kuwait trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships this product there.
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