Antigua and Barbuda vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Food imports

Antigua and Barbuda
27.7%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
11.7%
in 2023
Antigua and Barbuda rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
18th

Food imports over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
101520253035197319982024

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 27.7% against 11.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 16.0%.

That makes Antigua and Barbuda's figure about 2.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th of 196 countries.

Antigua and Barbuda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 25.6% 17.9% 7.8% Antigua and Barbuda
1980s 23.9% 15.4% 8.4% Antigua and Barbuda
1990s 21.8% 15.6% 6.2% Antigua and Barbuda
2000s 18.4% 11.8% 6.5% Antigua and Barbuda
2010s 24.3% 12.5% 11.8% Antigua and Barbuda
2020s 26.6% 13.0% 13.6% Antigua and Barbuda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Antigua and Barbuda or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Antigua and Barbuda, at 27.7% against 11.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Antigua and Barbuda and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
16.0%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for food imports?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th 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.