Brazil vs United Arab Emirates: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Brazil
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5.5% against 5.0% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1978 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Brazil ranks 189th and United Arab Emirates ranks 192nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 0.0% | Brazil |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 10.9% | 2.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 9.6% | 14.9% | 5.3% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 7.4% | 2.0% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 6.1% | 0.7% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.7% | 0.2% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Brazil or United Arab Emirates?
- Brazil, at 5.5% against 5.0% in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Brazil and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.5%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United Arab Emirates?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and United Arab Emirates rank globally for food imports?
- Brazil ranks 189th and United Arab Emirates ranks 192nd 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.