Which has higher food imports, Cameroon or Tuvalu?

Cameroon, at 21.7% against 21.5% in Tuvalu as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tuvalu?

14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2008.

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.

Cameroon vs Tuvalu: Food imports

Cameroon

21.7%

in 2023

Tuvalu

21.5%

in 2008

Cameroon rank

45th

Tuvalu rank

47th

Food imports over time

Cameroon
Tuvalu

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 21.7% against 21.5% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Cameroon ranks 45th and Tuvalu ranks 47th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.5%	44.2%	33.7%	Tuvalu
1980s	9.2%	32.4%	23.2%	Tuvalu
1990s	16.7%	31.1%	14.4%	Tuvalu
2000s	18.5%	26.0%	7.6%	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Cameroon or Tuvalu?: Cameroon, at 21.7% against 21.5% in Tuvalu as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between Cameroon and Tuvalu?: 0.2%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tuvalu?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2008.
How do Cameroon and Tuvalu rank globally for food imports?: Cameroon ranks 45th and Tuvalu ranks 47th 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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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, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.