Gabon vs Portugal: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Gabon
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 15.9% against 15.7% in Gabon, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 94th and Portugal ranks 91st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.0% | 16.2% | 0.8% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 14.7% | 17.7% | 3.0% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 17.5% | 14.5% | 3.0% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 13.1% | 4.9% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 12.0% | 6.0% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 14.6% | 2.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 14.6% | 1.5% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Gabon or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 15.9% against 15.7% in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Gabon and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Portugal?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Portugal rank globally for food imports?
- Gabon ranks 94th 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.