Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Food imports

Botswana
16.2%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
16.5%
in 2023
Botswana rank
89th
Papua New Guinea rank
86th

Food imports over time

  • Botswana
  • Papua New Guinea
10152025197119972023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 16.5% against 16.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 196 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 14.3% 16.7% 2.3% Papua New Guinea
2010s 10.4% 13.0% 2.6% Papua New Guinea
2020s 13.4% 18.4% 5.0% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 16.5% against 16.2% in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for food imports?
Botswana ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th 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.