Benin vs Low income: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Benin
- Low income
How they compare
Benin currently reports 33.3% against 17.6% in Low income, a difference of 15.7%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.9 times Low income's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 7th and Low income ranks 5th of 196 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 16.3% | 11.7% | Benin |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 17.4% | 25.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Benin or Low income?
- Benin, at 33.3% against 17.6% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Benin and Low income?
- 15.7%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Low income?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Low income rank globally for food imports?
- Benin ranks 7th and Low income ranks 5th 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.