Kuwait vs Latvia: Food imports

Kuwait
17.5%
in 2024
Latvia
17.9%
in 2025
Kuwait rank
80th
Latvia rank
78th

Food imports over time

  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 17.9% against 17.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 80th and Latvia ranks 78th of 196 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 15.9% 12.1% 3.8% Kuwait
2000s 12.9% 11.8% 1.1% Kuwait
2010s 15.6% 15.1% 0.4% Kuwait
2020s 17.8% 17.3% 0.5% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Kuwait or Latvia?
Latvia, at 17.9% against 17.5% in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in food imports between Kuwait and Latvia?
0.4%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latvia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and Latvia rank globally for food imports?
Kuwait ranks 80th and Latvia ranks 78th 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.