Non-oil trade between UAE and Kuwait up 9% last year

Non-oil trade between the UAE and Kuwait rose 9 percent to AED55 billion ($15 billion) in 2025, Emirati minister of foreign trade Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi said.

Mutual investments surpassed $10 billion by the end of 2024, with more than 60 percent flowing from the UAE to Kuwait, the UAE state-run Wam news agency reported, quoting the minister.

Al Zeyoudi was speaking at the UAE-Kuwait Economic Forum, which he said provides a platform to explore investment opportunities, boost trade in priority sectors, exchange views on economic developments and open new avenues for cooperation. 

Marwa Al Jaidan, undersecretary at Kuwait’s ministry of commerce and industry, said bilateral trade reached $14 billion by the end of 2024, alongside continued growth in tourism, supported by more than 170 weekly flights between the two nations.

She said the forum serves as a strategic platform to strengthen public- and private-sector partnerships and explore investment opportunities across sectors such as industry, energy, advanced technologies, logistics and tourism.

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