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About

Spain-Kuwait Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $712M to Kuwait. The main products that Spain exported to Kuwait were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($140M), Gas Turbines ($35.3M), and Packaged Medicaments ($27.4M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 7.67%, from $492M in 2017 to $712M in 2022.

In 2022, Spain did not export any services to Kuwait.

Kuwait-Spain Trade: In 2022, Kuwait exported $139M to Spain. The main products that Kuwait exported to Spain were Refined Petroleum ($83.3M), Cyclic Hydrocarbons ($16M), and Gas Turbines ($13.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Kuwait to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 6.56%,  from $89.1M in 2017 to $139M in 2022.

In 2022, Kuwait did not export any services to Spain.

Comparison: In 2022,  Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B). That same year, Kuwait ranked 46 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.44), and 42 in total exports ($101B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Spain exported $712M to Kuwait. The main products exported from Spain to Kuwait were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($140M), Gas Turbines ($35.3M), and Packaged Medicaments ($27.4M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 7.67%, from $492M in 2017 to $712M in 2022.

In 2017, Kuwait exported $139M to Spain. The main products exported from Kuwait to Spain were Refined Petroleum ($83.3M), Cyclic Hydrocarbons ($16M), and Gas Turbines ($13.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Kuwait to Spain have increased at an annualized rate of 6.56%, from $89.1M in 2022 to $139M in 2017.

Exports from Spain (Flag) to Kuwait (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Kuwait (Flag) to Spain (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Spain
Top Destination
France$65.2B
Kuwait
Top Destination
China$24.3B

This map shows whether countries import more from Spain or Kuwait. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Spain and Kuwait or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than Kuwait included France ($65.2B), Germany ($39.2B), and Portugal ($34.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Kuwait than Spain included China ($24.3B), India ($15B), and South Korea ($10.8B).

Difference in imports from Kuwait (Flag) and Spain (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Spain - Kuwait

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Spain and Kuwait by product, considering products traded by both, Spain and Kuwait.

During 2022, Spain had a large net trade with Kuwait in the exports of Chemical Products ($230M), Machines ($107M), and Textiles ($91.9M).

During 2017, Kuwait had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Mineral Products ($83.3M), Chemical Products ($18.6M), and Machines ($15.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Spain Kuwait+$23.2MCars
Top Product Potential Kuwait Spain+$75.2MRefined Petroleum

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Spain and Kuwait. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Spain indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kuwait. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Kuwait indicates it has a comparative advantage over Spain.

Product Space of Spain (Flag) and Kuwait (Flag) (2022)

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