Philippines vs Uruguay: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Philippines
- Uruguay
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 14.8% against 14.1% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.
Philippines ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 107th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.7% | 9.5% | 1.2% | Philippines |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 7.8% | 1.2% | Philippines |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 10.4% | 2.2% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 10.2% | 2.3% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 12.1% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.6% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Philippines or Uruguay?
- Philippines, at 14.8% against 14.1% in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Philippines and Uruguay?
- 0.7%, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Uruguay?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Philippines and Uruguay rank globally for food imports?
- Philippines ranks 104th and Uruguay ranks 107th 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.