Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
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
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.