Kuwait vs Nepal: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Kuwait
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 18.0% against 17.5% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 80th and Nepal ranks 77th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 5.8% | 9.4% | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 11.1% | 4.9% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 11.6% | 4.7% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 14.6% | 1.7% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 16.7% | 1.1% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 20.6% | 2.4% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Kuwait or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 18.0% against 17.5% in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in food imports between Kuwait and Nepal?
- 0.5%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nepal?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Nepal rank globally for food imports?
- Kuwait ranks 80th and Nepal ranks 77th 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.