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Kuwait-Moldova Trade: In 2022, Kuwait exported $9.6k to Moldova. The main products that Kuwait exported to Moldova were Ethylene Polymers ($9.6k). Over the past 6 years the exports of Kuwait to Moldova have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.77%, from $15.6k in 2016 to $9.6k in 2022.

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

Moldova-Kuwait Trade: In 2022, Moldova exported $3.36M to Kuwait. The main products that Moldova exported to Kuwait were Non-Knit Women's Suits ($562k), Knit T-shirts ($358k), and Knit Sweaters ($294k). Over the past 6 years the exports of Moldova to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 4.9%,  from $2.64M in 2016 to $3.36M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Kuwait ranked 46 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.44), and 42 in total exports ($101B). That same year, Moldova ranked 65 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.0038), and 124 in total exports ($4.94B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Kuwait exported $9.6k to Moldova. The main products exported from Kuwait to Moldova were Ethylene Polymers ($9.6k). During the last 6 years the exports of Kuwait to Moldova have decreased at an annualized rate of 7.77%, from $15.6k in 2016 to $9.6k in 2022.

In 2017, Moldova exported $3.36M to Kuwait. The main products exported from Moldova to Kuwait were Non-Knit Women's Suits ($562k), Knit T-shirts ($358k), and Knit Sweaters ($294k). During the last 5 years the exports of Moldova to Kuwait have increased at an annualized rate of 4.9%, from $2.64M in 2022 to $3.36M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

Trade between Kuwait (Flag) and Moldova (Flag)

Moldova Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Kuwait
Top Destination
China$24.3B
Moldova
Top Destination
Romania$1.35B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Moldova than Kuwait included Romania ($1.35B), Ukraine ($729M), and Germany ($267M).

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

Comparative Advantage Kuwait - Moldova

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Kuwait had a large net trade with Moldova in the exports of Plastics and Rubbers ($9.6k).

During 2017, Moldova had a large net trade with Kuwait in the exports of Textiles ($2.66M), Vegetable Products ($282k), and Animal Hides ($262k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Kuwait Moldova+$5.25kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Moldova Kuwait+$506kNon-Knit Women's Suits

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 Kuwait and Moldova. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Kuwait indicates it has a comparative advantage over Moldova. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Moldova indicates it has a comparative advantage over Kuwait.

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

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