Chile vs Italy: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Chile
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 12.0% against 11.5% in Chile, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 138th and Italy ranks 135th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.9% | 21.2% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 1970s | 20.0% | 19.1% | 1.0% | Chile |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 13.8% | 2.2% | Italy |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 11.8% | 5.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 8.9% | 2.0% | Italy |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 10.2% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 10.6% | 1.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Chile or Italy?
- Italy, at 12.0% against 11.5% in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Chile and Italy?
- 0.5%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Italy rank globally for food imports?
- Chile ranks 138th and Italy ranks 135th 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.