Angola vs Portugal: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Angola
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 15.9% against 15.7% in Angola, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 91st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.2% | 14.7% | 2.5% | Angola |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 16.5% | 2.8% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 14.8% | 17.7% | Angola |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 13.0% | 1.5% | Angola |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 14.6% | 2.7% | Angola |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 14.7% | 3.1% | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Angola or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 15.9% against 15.7% in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Angola and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Portugal rank globally for food imports?
- Angola ranks 93rd and Portugal ranks 91st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.