Botswana vs Kuwait: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Botswana
- Kuwait
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 16.2% against 16.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 89th and Kuwait ranks 90th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 12.9% | 0.9% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 15.6% | 4.7% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 17.9% | 4.5% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Botswana or Kuwait?
- Botswana, at 16.2% against 16.0% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Botswana and Kuwait?
- 0.2%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kuwait?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Kuwait rank globally for food imports?
- Botswana ranks 89th and Kuwait ranks 90th 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.