Comoros vs Low income: Food imports

Comoros
42.1%
in 2023
Low income
17.6%
in 2019
Comoros rank
1st
Low income rank
4th

Food imports over time

  • Comoros
  • Low income
1020304050196219922023

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 42.1% against 17.6% in Low income, a difference of 24.5%.

That makes Comoros's figure about 2.4 times Low income's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Comoros has been ahead every year.

Comoros ranks 1st and Low income ranks 4th of 196 countries.

Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Low income Difference Ahead
2000s 36.6% 16.3% 20.3% Comoros
2010s 41.3% 17.4% 23.8% Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Comoros or Low income?
Comoros, at 42.1% against 17.6% in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between Comoros and Low income?
24.5%, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Low income?
19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Comoros and Low income rank globally for food imports?
Comoros ranks 1st and Low income ranks 4th 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, 9,994 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.