Azerbaijan vs Nigeria: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Azerbaijan
- Nigeria
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 12.4% against 12.3% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 130th and Nigeria ranks 132nd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.4% | 20.6% | 3.8% | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 17.0% | 2.3% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 16.5% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 12.4% | 3.4% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Azerbaijan or Nigeria?
- Azerbaijan, at 12.4% against 12.3% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Azerbaijan and Nigeria?
- 0.1%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Nigeria?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Nigeria rank globally for food imports?
- Azerbaijan ranks 130th and Nigeria ranks 132nd 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.