Burundi vs Ghana: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Burundi
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 13.7% against 13.7% in Burundi, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 110th and Ghana ranks 109th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.5% | 12.8% | 4.7% | Burundi |
| 1970s | 18.9% | 15.0% | 3.9% | Burundi |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 8.9% | 7.3% | Burundi |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 16.0% | 2.4% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 16.8% | 0.8% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 15.3% | 1.7% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Burundi or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 13.7% against 13.7% in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Burundi and Ghana?
- 0.0%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Ghana?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
- How do Burundi and Ghana rank globally for food imports?
- Burundi ranks 110th and Ghana ranks 109th 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.