🇰🇼 Kuwait exports of medicament: 2024 trade data
Kuwait exported $45.4 million of medicament in 2024 (5.8 thousand tonnes). Value rose 29% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 39% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of medicament by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $45.4M | 5.8K t |
| 2023 | $35.3M | 5.9K t |
| 2022 | $18.6M | 2.0K t |
| 2021 | $27.5M | 4.6K t |
| 2020 | $25.3M | 3.7K t |
| 2019 | $21.2M | 4.5K t |
| 2018 | $10.5M | 2.3K t |
| 2017 | $4.4M | 1.2K t |
Where Kuwait exports medicament to
Most of it went to United Arab Emirates (40%), Saudi Arabia (36%), Qatar (11%). Among the main buyer markets, Qatar grew fastest (+47% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $18.1M | 40% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $16.2M | 36% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $5.0M | 11% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $2.5M | 5.5% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $2.4M | 5.4% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $870K | 1.9% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $243K | 0.5% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $40K | 0.1% |
Types of medicament under HS 3003
| 3003.39 | Medicaments: containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, not packaged for retail… | 95% |
| 3003.90 | Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail… | 4.7% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 3003.
Average export price of medicament
The average declared value was about $7.83 per kg, 89% below the world average of $72.93, which often means bulk or lower-grade product.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Kuwait also imports medicament
Kuwait imported $13.4 million of medicament in 2024 (627 tonnes). The largest suppliers were Jordan (32%), Saudi Arabia (23%), India (22%). Among the main suppliers, Jordan grew fastest (+80% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $4.3M | 32% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $3.1M | 23% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $3.0M | 22% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.4M | 11% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $814K | 6.1% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $297K | 2.2% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $94K | 0.7% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $90K | 0.7% |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $79K | 0.6% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $71K | 0.5% |
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 3003: Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) of two or more constituents mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic use not in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale.
Medicament trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of medicament imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported medicament worth $13.4 million in 2024 (627 tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import medicament from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Jordan (32%), Saudi Arabia (23%), India (22%).
What is the average import price of medicament in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $21.37 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $72.93 per kg.
Does Kuwait export medicament?
Yes. Kuwait exported medicament worth $45.4 million in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar.
What is the HS code for medicament?
Medicament falls under HS heading 3003 (Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) of two or more constituents mixed together for therapeutic or). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading medicament with Kuwait?
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