Electricity-consumption per capita: 13,756 kWh (1995)
Agriculture-products: practically no crops; extensive fishing in territorial waters
Exports: total value: $14.7 billion (f.o.b., 1996) commodities: oil and refined products, fertilizers partners: Japan 29%, US 16%, Netherlands 13%, Singapore 12% (1996 est.)
Imports: total value: $7.7 billion (f.o.b., 1996) commodities : food, construction materials, vehicles and parts, clothing partners: US 31%, UK 14%, Japan 13%, Germany 8%, Italy 7% (1996 est.)
Debt-external: $8 billion (1995 est.)
Economic aid: $NA
Currency: 1 Kuwaiti dinar (KD) = 1,000 fils
Exchange rates: Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US$1-0.3055 (January 1998), 0.3033 (1997), 0.2994 (1996), 0.2984 (1995), 0.2976 (1994), 0.3017 (1993)
Fiscal year: 1 July-30 June
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