Iraq vs Kuwait: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Iraq, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 189th and Kuwait ranks 186th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.3% | 0.6% | 40.7% | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for food exports?
- Iraq ranks 189th and Kuwait ranks 186th 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.