Kuwait vs Portugal: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Kuwait
- Portugal
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 16.0% against 15.9% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 90th and Portugal ranks 91st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 17.7% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 14.0% | 2.6% | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 15.1% | 12.9% | 2.3% | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.8% | 1.1% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.6% | 1.0% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 14.9% | 2.6% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Kuwait or Portugal?
- Kuwait, at 16.0% against 15.9% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Kuwait and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Portugal?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Portugal rank globally for food imports?
- Kuwait ranks 90th 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.