China vs Tanzania: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- China
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 8.2% against 8.0% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Tanzania ahead.
China ranks 172nd and Tanzania ranks 171st of 196 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 14.8% | 7.4% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 15.7% | 10.4% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 12.3% | 8.3% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 8.6% | 2.6% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.4% | 0.0% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, China or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 8.2% against 8.0% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between China and Tanzania?
- 0.2%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Tanzania?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do China and Tanzania rank globally for food imports?
- China ranks 172nd and Tanzania ranks 171st 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.