Bahrain vs Sri Lanka: Food imports

Bahrain
15.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
15.3%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
99th
Sri Lanka rank
97th

Food imports over time

  • Bahrain
  • Sri Lanka
1020304050196219932024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 15.3% against 15.0% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bahrain ranks 99th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 196 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 10.3% 40.8% 30.4% Sri Lanka
1980s 15.0% 17.3% 2.3% Sri Lanka
1990s 10.8% 15.8% 5.0% Sri Lanka
2000s 8.2% 13.3% 5.1% Sri Lanka
2010s 9.9% 12.7% 2.8% Sri Lanka
2020s 13.4% 14.7% 1.3% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Bahrain or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 15.3% against 15.0% in Bahrain as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Bahrain and Sri Lanka?
0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sri Lanka?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Sri Lanka rank globally for food imports?
Bahrain ranks 99th and Sri Lanka ranks 97th 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.