🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of live sheep and goats: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Kuwait imported live sheep and goats worth $139.6 million (33.7 thousand tonnes). It ranks 4th of 135 countries for imports of this product. Value fell 50% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2023, at $279.1 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of live sheep and goats by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $139.6M | 33.7K t |
| 2023 | $279.1M | 31.7K t |
| 2022 | $138.3M | 37.1K t |
| 2021 | $168.9M | 46.9K t |
| 2020 | $211.1M | 68.5K t |
| 2019 | $166.8M | 44.8K t |
| 2018 | $110.4M | 30.2K t |
| 2017 | $176.6M | 45.0K t |
Where Kuwait imports live sheep and goats from
Iran alone supplied 57% of it. Among the main suppliers, Somalia grew fastest (+143% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇷 Iran | $79.9M | 57% |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | $17.7M | 13% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $13.4M | 9.6% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $12.1M | 8.7% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $5.3M | 3.8% |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | $5.0M | 3.6% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $1.7M | 1.2% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $1.5M | 1.1% |
| 🇦🇲 Armenia | $1.4M | 1% |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | $1.1M | 0.8% |
Types of live sheep and goats under HS 0104
| 0104.10 | Sheep: live | 98% |
| 0104.20 | Goats: live | 1.7% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0104.
Average import price of live sheep and goats
The average declared value was about $4.14 per kg, close to the world average of $4.23.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Kuwait also exports live sheep and goats
Kuwait exported $565 thousand of live sheep and goats in 2024 (99 tonnes). Most of it went to Qatar (34%), United Arab Emirates (28%), Jordan (25%). Among the main buyer markets, Iraq grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $190K | 34% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $159K | 28% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $144K | 26% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $48K | 8.4% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $19K | 3.3% |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | $5K | 0.9% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $1K | 0.1% |
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 0104: Sheep and goats; live.
Live sheep and goats trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of live sheep and goats imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported live sheep and goats worth $139.6 million in 2024 (33.7 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import live sheep and goats from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Iran (57%), Syria (13%), Australia (10%).
What is the average import price of live sheep and goats in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $4.14 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $4.23 per kg.
Does Kuwait export live sheep and goats?
Yes. Kuwait exported live sheep and goats worth $565 thousand in 2024, mainly to Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Jordan.
What is the HS code for live sheep and goats?
Live sheep and goats falls under HS heading 0104 (Sheep and goats; live). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading live sheep and goats with Kuwait?
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