Exports—commodities: oil and refined products, fertilizers
Exports—partners: Japan 24%, India 16%, US 13%, South Korea 11%,
Singapore 8% (1997)
Imports: $7.8 billion (f.o.b., 1996)
Imports—commodities: food, construction materials, vehicles and
parts, clothing
Imports—partners: US 22%, Japan 15%, UK 13%, Germany 8%, Italy 6%
(1997)
Debt—external: $7.3 billion (1997 est.)
Economic aid—recipient: $27.6 million (1995)
Currency: 1 Kuwaiti dinar (KD) = 1,000 fils
Exchange rates: Kuwaiti dinars (KD) per US$1—0.3018 (January 1999), 0.3047 (1998), 0.3033 (1997), 0.2994 (1996), 0.2984 (1995), 0.2976 (1994)
Fiscal year: 1 July—30 June