Afghanistan vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Food imports
Food imports over time
- Afghanistan
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 26.9% against 9.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 2.8 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 8.8% | 9.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 9.3% | 9.6% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Afghanistan or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Afghanistan, at 26.9% against 9.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in food imports between Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 17.4%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for food imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th 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.