Afghanistan vs High income: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Afghanistan
- High income
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 26.9% against 9.1% in High income, a difference of 17.8%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.0 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1962 it was High income ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 24th and High income ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and High income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | High income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7% | 19.1% | 2.4% | High income |
| 1970s | 22.2% | 14.4% | 7.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 7.4% | 11.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 8.0% | 10.9% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Afghanistan or High income?
- Afghanistan, at 26.9% against 9.1% in High income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in food imports between Afghanistan and High income?
- 17.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and High income?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and High income rank globally for food imports?
- Afghanistan ranks 24th and High income ranks 27th 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.