Germany and Kuwait marked the 60^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.

Germany is one of Kuwait’s most important EU trading partners (volume of trade in 2024: approx. 1.6 billion euro, of which German exports accounted for approx. 1.2 billion euro).

The main exports from Germany were motor vehicles and vehicle parts, machinery, electrical equipment and pharmaceutical products. The substantial state investment from Kuwait in Germany totals approximately 17.4 billion euro. Kuwait has shares in leading German companies (including Daimler AG and GEA). In addition, private investment (for example Weinig AG and Ricosta) amounts to around 14.6 billion euro.

The bilateral cultural agreement that entered into force in 1989 forms the framework for cultural cooperation. There are cooperation arrangements with the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main and the University of Göttingen.

The German School was not reopened after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990/1991. In autumn 2016, an American-German school was opened, where lessons are taught in English, German and Arabic in line with the US curriculum. The school has a kindergarten. Otherwise, the children of German employees and experts have been mainly reliant on international schools modelled on the British, American or French education systems. The British School of Kuwait, which offers German instruction from year five onwards, has been part of the Schools: Partners for the Future initiative (PASCH) since 2009.

German cultural intermediaries, schools and political foundations have no direct representation in Kuwait.