Brazil vs Korea: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Brazil
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 6.3% against 5.5% in Brazil, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 189th and Korea ranks 186th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.2% | 15.5% | 2.8% | Brazil |
| 1970s | 8.9% | 12.7% | 3.8% | Korea |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 7.4% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 5.8% | 4.1% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 0.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 0.1% | Korea |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 6.3% | 0.8% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Brazil or Korea?
- Korea, at 6.3% against 5.5% in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Brazil and Korea?
- 0.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Korea rank globally for food imports?
- Brazil ranks 189th and Korea ranks 186th 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.