Afghanistan vs Central Europe and the Baltics: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Afghanistan
- Central Europe and the Baltics
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 26.9% against 9.2% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 17.7%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.9 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 24th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 26th of 196 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Central Europe and the Baltics | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 7.2% | 11.3% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 7.8% | 11.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Afghanistan or Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Afghanistan, at 26.9% against 9.2% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2019.
- What is the difference in food imports between Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 17.7%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Central Europe and the Baltics rank globally for food imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th and Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 26th 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.