Azerbaijan vs Laos: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Azerbaijan
12.4%
in 2025
Laos
12.7%
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
130th
Laos rank
127th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Laos
010203040196219932025

How they compare

Laos currently reports 12.7% against 12.4% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 130th and Laos ranks 127th of 196 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Laos Difference Ahead
2010s 15.9% 9.2% 6.7% Azerbaijan
2020s 17.1% 16.3% 0.8% Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Azerbaijan or Laos?
Laos, at 12.7% against 12.4% in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between Azerbaijan and Laos?
0.3%, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Laos?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Laos rank globally for food imports?
Azerbaijan ranks 130th and Laos ranks 127th 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, 10,133 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.