Arab World vs Timor-Leste: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Arab World
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 28.1% against 11.7% in Arab World, a difference of 16.4%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.4 times Arab World's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.
Arab World ranks 19th and Timor-Leste ranks 18th of 47 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Arab World | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 18.4% | 6.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 25.3% | 12.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 30.1% | 17.6% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Arab World or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 28.1% against 11.7% in Arab World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Arab World and Timor-Leste?
- 16.4%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Timor-Leste?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Arab World and Timor-Leste rank globally for food imports?
- Arab World ranks 19th and Timor-Leste ranks 18th of 47 groups.
- 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.