Congo vs Maldives: Food imports

Congo
21.2%
in 2023
Maldives
21.2%
in 2024
Congo rank
52nd
Maldives rank
51st

Food imports over time

  • Congo
  • Maldives
0102030196219932024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 21.2% against 21.2% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Maldives ahead.

Congo ranks 52nd and Maldives ranks 51st of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 20.8% 24.0% 3.1% Maldives
2000s 7.5% 18.2% 10.7% Maldives
2010s 9.5% 20.8% 11.2% Maldives
2020s 27.2% 21.0% 6.2% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Congo or Maldives?
Maldives, at 21.2% against 21.2% in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Congo and Maldives?
0.0%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Maldives?
18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Congo and Maldives rank globally for food imports?
Congo ranks 52nd and Maldives ranks 51st 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.