Algeria vs Cote d'Ivoire: Food imports

Algeria
20.2%
in 2017
Cote d'Ivoire
20.5%
in 2024
Algeria rank
60th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
58th

Food imports over time

  • Algeria
  • Cote d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 20.5% against 20.2% in Algeria, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 60th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 58th of 196 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1960s 20.3% 17.4% 2.9% Algeria
1970s 17.3% 15.5% 1.8% Algeria
1980s 22.0% 19.3% 2.7% Algeria
1990s 30.0% 19.7% 10.2% Algeria
2000s 22.0% 19.3% 2.7% Algeria
2010s 19.6% 19.5% 0.1% Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Algeria or Cote d'Ivoire?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 20.5% against 20.2% in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Algeria and Cote d'Ivoire?
0.3%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Cote d'Ivoire?
39 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2017.
How do Algeria and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for food imports?
Algeria ranks 60th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 58th 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.