Costa Rica vs Malta: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Costa Rica
- Malta
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 13.2% against 13.2% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Malta ranks 120th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 31.3% | 20.2% | Malta |
| 1970s | 9.6% | 25.6% | 16.0% | Malta |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 16.7% | 8.0% | Malta |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 10.6% | 0.9% | Malta |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 11.9% | 4.3% | Malta |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 10.4% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 12.3% | 1.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Costa Rica or Malta?
- Costa Rica, at 13.2% against 13.2% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Costa Rica and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malta?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Malta rank globally for food imports?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and Malta ranks 120th 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.