Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Kuwait
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 16.5% against 16.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 90th and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.4% | 22.4% | 4.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 16.2% | 19.1% | 2.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 18.9% | 3.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 16.7% | 4.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 14.0% | 2.6% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 18.4% | 0.5% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 16.5% against 16.0% in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for food imports?
- Kuwait ranks 90th and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th 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.