Which has higher food imports, Bangladesh or Lithuania?

Lithuania, at 13.1% against 13.0% in Bangladesh as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lithuania?

23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.

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.

Bangladesh vs Lithuania: Food imports

Bangladesh

13.0%

in 2018

Lithuania

13.1%

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

119th

Lithuania rank

117th

Food imports over time

Bangladesh
Lithuania

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 13.1% against 13.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Bangladesh has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 119th and Lithuania ranks 117th of 196 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	17.0%	11.8%	5.2%	Bangladesh
2000s	17.3%	9.4%	7.9%	Bangladesh
2010s	16.5%	12.5%	4.0%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Bangladesh or Lithuania?: Lithuania, at 13.1% against 13.0% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
What is the difference in food imports between Bangladesh and Lithuania?: 0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lithuania?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2018.
How do Bangladesh and Lithuania rank globally for food imports?: Bangladesh ranks 119th and Lithuania ranks 117th 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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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: 17 September 2026

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.