Middle East
Kuwait
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Market-entry intelligence →Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Kuwait's #2 import source (world lens). Kuwait is the EU's #69 goods supplier.
Kuwait on the world stage
Total imports
$38.1bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$76.0bn
206 partners
#1 import source
China
19.0%
#1 export dest.
Areas, nes
90.7%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Kuwait and the EU
EU imports from
€7.2bn
0.3% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€6.8bn
0.3% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #69 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 0.94
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
28
EUR/MWh
Consumer
6
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
637
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
2%
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Subsidised fuel monocultureMarket model
State monopoly (MEW)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
No independent regulator (MEWRE self-regulates)
A subsidised, oil-heavy state monopoly with ageing plant, no new capacity since 2020, summer peak crises forcing load-shedding (2024), and the slowest reform pace in the GCC despite a planned corporatisation of MEW.
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Monitored ports (2)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
34.8
→ 35.6 by 2050
Fertility
1.51
below replacement
Working-age
78.7%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
3.9
→ 8.8 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 4.93M · still growing past 2100
By 2050: +29% (6.37M)