Algeria vs Arab World: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Algeria
- Arab World
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 28.2% against 12.5% in Arab World, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 2.3 times Arab World's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 19th and Arab World ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Arab World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.6% | 14.4% | 3.2% | Algeria |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 15.2% | 5.7% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 15.5% | 12.3% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 12.8% | 9.2% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 12.5% | 7.1% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Algeria or Arab World?
- Algeria, at 28.2% against 12.5% in Arab World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Algeria and Arab World?
- 15.7%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Arab World?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
- How do Algeria and Arab World rank globally for food imports?
- Algeria ranks 19th and Arab World ranks 16th 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.