Algeria vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Algeria
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 28.2% against 12.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Algeria has been ahead every year.
Algeria ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 196 countries.
Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 10.9% | 7.7% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 30.1% | 12.8% | 17.3% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 12.3% | 9.7% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 13.3% | 6.3% | Algeria |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 12.3% | 15.9% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Algeria or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Algeria, at 28.2% against 12.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 15.9%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for food imports?
- Algeria ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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.