Kuwait’s non-oil exports up to 25.2 percent in Nov: MoCI

Total exports about KD 13.4 million

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 16, (KUNA): Kuwait’s non-oil exports went up to 25.2 percent in November compared to November 2017, Kuwait’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry said Sunday.

Total exports were about KD 13.4 million (approximately $44 million) during November compared to KD 7.9 million (around $26 million) November 2017, the ministry said in a press statement.

Arab countries accounted for 83 percent of Kuwait’s total exports with KD 11.1 million (about $36.4 million). The rest of the world accounted for 17 percent with KD 2.2 million (about $7.2 million).

Qatar was the highest ranked country to import at KD 4.3 million (approximately $14 million), after that Saudi Arabia with KD 2.6 million (about $ 8.5 million).

Next is Iraq at KD 1 million (around $3.2 million), then Jordan with KD 733,000 (about $2.4 million), afterwards Lebanon with KD 639,000 (approximately $2 million), lastly Morocco with a value of KD 9,300 (about $30,000).

Food, utensils, furniture, tents, livestock and material such as wool, metal doors, and glass fibers were most of the exports to Arab countries.

Regarding with Kuwaiti exports to nonArab countries, Italy was the largest importer with KD 1.6 million (around $2.5 million), then Portugal with KD 187,000 (about $614,000), after that France with KD 127,000 (about $417,000) then Spain with KD 95,000 (approximately $ 312,000).

Kuwait also exported to Greece, Poland, Tanzania, Cyprus, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Guinea and Benin, worth overall KD 142,000 (about $ 466,000).

Polyethylene, lye, silicon, plastic granules, sweets and chicken were mostly exports to non-Arab countries.