🇰🇼 Kuwait exports of wheat flour: 2024 trade data
Kuwait exported $41.0 million of wheat flour in 2024 (62.4 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. The value was almost unchanged from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2019, at $54.2 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of wheat flour by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $41.0M | 62.4K t |
| 2023 | $40.0M | 55.1K t |
| 2022 | $38.7M | 60.8K t |
| 2021 | $49.2M | 77.8K t |
| 2020 | $53.3M | 84.0K t |
| 2019 | $54.2M | 86.1K t |
| 2018 | $49.5M | 79.4K t |
| 2017 | $49.5M | 81.8K t |
Where Kuwait exports wheat flour to
One buyer market dominates: Saudi Arabia accounted for 64% of the value.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $26.2M | 64% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $5.8M | 14% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $4.6M | 11% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $2.8M | 6.8% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $1.0M | 2.5% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $479K | 1.2% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $61K | 0.2% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $0K | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $0K | 0% |
Average export price of wheat flour
The average declared value was about $0.66 per kg, 47% above the world average of $0.45. 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 imports wheat flour
Kuwait imported $4.2 million of wheat flour in 2024 (4.8 thousand tonnes). The largest suppliers were United Arab Emirates (35%), France (15%), Italy (13%). Among the main suppliers, Turkey grew fastest (+192% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $1.5M | 36% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $623K | 15% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $537K | 13% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $452K | 11% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $353K | 8.3% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $289K | 6.8% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $167K | 4% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $132K | 3.1% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $30K | 0.7% |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | $25K | 0.6% |
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 1101: Wheat or meslin flour.
Wheat flour trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of wheat flour imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported wheat flour worth $4.2 million in 2024 (4.8 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import wheat flour from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United Arab Emirates (35%), France (15%), Italy (13%).
What is the average import price of wheat flour in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $0.88 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.45 per kg.
Does Kuwait export wheat flour?
Yes. Kuwait exported wheat flour worth $41.0 million in 2024, mainly to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates.
What is the HS code for wheat flour?
Wheat flour falls under HS heading 1101 (Wheat or meslin flour). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading wheat flour with Kuwait?
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