Comoros vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Food imports
Food imports over time
- Comoros
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Comoros currently reports 42.1% against 18.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 23.3%.
That makes Comoros's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 1st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.6% | 20.8% | 15.8% | Comoros |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 15.5% | 21.8% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 17.5% | 23.8% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Comoros or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Comoros, at 42.1% against 18.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Comoros and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 23.3%, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
- How do Comoros and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for food imports?
- Comoros ranks 1st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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.