Belgium vs Portugal: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 14.4% against 13.8% in Belgium, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 111th and Portugal ranks 110th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 25.0% | 17.8% | Portugal |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 16.8% | 7.4% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 0.0% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 6.9% | 3.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.4% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 11.8% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 13.5% | 1.7% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 14.4% against 13.8% in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.6%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for food exports?
- Belgium ranks 111th and Portugal ranks 110th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.