Cote d'Ivoire vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 22.7% against 5.5% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 17.2%.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 4.1 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 44th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 5 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.6% | 24.2% | 6.6% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 19.3% | 3.6% | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 1980s | 19.3% | 11.1% | 8.3% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 19.7% | 6.8% | 12.9% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 19.3% | 5.8% | 13.5% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 5.8% | 14.1% | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 5.7% | 14.6% | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Cote d'Ivoire or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 22.7% against 5.5% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Cote d'Ivoire and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 17.2%, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for food imports?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 44th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 46th 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.