Cameroon vs East Asia & Pacific: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Cameroon
- East Asia & Pacific
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 21.7% against 7.4% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.9 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 45th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 44th of 196 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | East Asia & Pacific | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.0% | 8.4% | 6.6% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 16.2% | 6.9% | 9.4% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 5.4% | 14.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 6.5% | 14.2% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 22.8% | 7.7% | 15.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Cameroon or East Asia & Pacific?
- Cameroon, at 21.7% against 7.4% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific?
- 14.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for food imports?
- Cameroon ranks 45th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 44th 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.