🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of pasta: 2024 trade data
Kuwait imported $40.0 million of pasta in 2024 (13.2 thousand tonnes). That is 10% less than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of pasta by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $40.0M | 13.2K t |
| 2023 | $44.7M | 23.8K t |
| 2022 | $39.2M | 20.0K t |
| 2021 | $40.7M | 14.6K t |
| 2020 | $37.7M | 14.6K t |
| 2019 | $29.2M | 11.3K t |
| 2018 | $27.2M | 11.1K t |
| 2017 | $25.9M | 11.1K t |
Where Kuwait imports pasta from
One supplier dominates: Saudi Arabia accounted for 52% of the value. Among the main suppliers, Oman grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $20.9M | 52% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $3.8M | 9.4% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $3.4M | 8.5% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $1.5M | 3.6% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.2M | 3% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $1.1M | 2.7% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $861K | 2.2% |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | $828K | 2.1% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $790K | 2% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $700K | 1.8% |
Types of pasta under HS 1902
| 1902.19 | Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | 65% |
| 1902.30 | Food preparations: pasta (excluding stuffed), cooked or otherwise prepared | 15% |
| 1902.11 | Food preparations: pasta, containing eggs, uncooked, not stuffed or otherwise prepared | 13% |
| 1902.20 | Food preparations: pasta, stuffed (with meat or other substances), whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared | 6.3% |
| 1902.40 | Food preparations: couscous | 0.3% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1902.
Average import price of pasta
The average declared value was about $3.03 per kg, 60% above the world average of $1.89. This usually points to higher-grade or processed goods.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Kuwait also exports pasta
Exports of pasta by Kuwait reached $25.8 million in 2024 (20.2 thousand tonnes). One buyer market dominates: Saudi Arabia accounted for 61% of the value. Among the main buyer markets, Bahrain grew fastest (+54% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $15.8M | 61% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $3.1M | 12% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $3.1M | 12% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $1.4M | 5.3% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $1.2M | 4.7% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $801K | 3.1% |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | $137K | 0.5% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $116K | 0.5% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $50K | 0.2% |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $32K | 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 1902: Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, or otherwise prepared, egg spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared.
Pasta trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of pasta imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported pasta worth $40.0 million in 2024 (13.2 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import pasta from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Saudi Arabia (52%), South Korea (9%), Italy (8%).
What is the average import price of pasta in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $3.03 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $1.89 per kg.
Does Kuwait export pasta?
Yes. Kuwait exported pasta worth $25.8 million in 2024, mainly to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar.
What is the HS code for pasta?
Pasta falls under HS heading 1902 (Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, or otherwise prepared, egg spaghetti, macaroni, no). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading pasta with Kuwait?
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