Cameroon vs Maldives: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Cameroon
21.7%
in 2023
Maldives
22.0%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
54th
Maldives rank
52nd

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Cameroon
  • Maldives
10152025196219932025

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 22.0% against 21.7% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Maldives ahead.

Cameroon ranks 54th and Maldives ranks 52nd of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 16.2% 24.0% 7.8% Maldives
2000s 19.5% 19.5% 0.0% Cameroon
2010s 20.7% 20.8% 0.1% Maldives
2020s 22.8% 21.0% 1.8% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Cameroon or Maldives?
Maldives, at 22.0% against 21.7% in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in food imports between Cameroon and Maldives?
0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Maldives?
29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Maldives rank globally for food imports?
Cameroon ranks 54th and Maldives ranks 52nd 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.