Cote d'Ivoire vs East Asia & Pacific: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Cote d'Ivoire
22.7%
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific
7.3%
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
44th
East Asia & Pacific rank
44th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • East Asia & Pacific
510152025196219932025

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 22.7% against 7.3% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 15.4%.

That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 3.1 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 44th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 44th of 196 countries.

Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1980s 17.2% 7.5% 9.6% Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 19.7% 6.9% 12.8% Cote d'Ivoire
2000s 19.3% 5.4% 13.8% Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 19.8% 6.5% 13.3% Cote d'Ivoire
2020s 20.3% 7.6% 12.7% Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Cote d'Ivoire or East Asia & Pacific?
Cote d'Ivoire, at 22.7% against 7.3% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
What is the difference in food imports between Cote d'Ivoire and East Asia & Pacific?
15.4%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and East Asia & Pacific?
32 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for food imports?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 44th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 44th 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, 10,133 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.