Bulgaria vs Burundi: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Bulgaria
13.5%
in 2025
Burundi
13.7%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
115th
Burundi rank
112th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Burundi
0102030196519952025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 13.7% against 13.5% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.2%.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Burundi has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 115th and Burundi ranks 112th of 196 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Burundi Difference Ahead
1990s 7.4% 16.3% 8.9% Burundi
2000s 5.9% 13.7% 7.8% Burundi
2010s 9.6% 17.6% 8.0% Burundi
2020s 11.9% 13.9% 2.0% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Bulgaria or Burundi?
Burundi, at 13.7% against 13.5% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between Bulgaria and Burundi?
0.2%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Burundi?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Burundi rank globally for food imports?
Bulgaria ranks 115th and Burundi ranks 112th 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, 10,133 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.