Algeria vs Samoa: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Algeria
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 29.6% against 28.2% in Algeria, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Samoa ahead.
Algeria ranks 19th and Samoa ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.3% | 41.4% | 21.1% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 17.3% | 31.8% | 14.5% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 23.7% | 2.8% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 24.9% | 3.6% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 26.3% | 6.8% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 29.6% | 1.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Algeria or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 29.6% against 28.2% in Algeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Algeria and Samoa?
- 1.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Samoa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Samoa rank globally for food imports?
- Algeria ranks 19th and Samoa ranks 17th 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.