Comoros vs Yemen: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Comoros
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 44.0% against 42.1% in Comoros, a difference of 1.9%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Comoros ahead.
Comoros ranks 2nd and Yemen ranks 1st of 196 countries.
Comoros has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.6% | 27.6% | 9.0% | Comoros |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 36.0% | 5.0% | Comoros |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 41.7% | 0.3% | Comoros |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Comoros or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 44.0% against 42.1% in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Comoros and Yemen?
- 1.9%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Yemen?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Comoros and Yemen rank globally for food imports?
- Comoros ranks 2nd and Yemen ranks 1st 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.