Cyprus vs Suriname: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Cyprus
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 15.1% against 15.0% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 96th and Suriname ranks 95th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.7% | 13.8% | 7.8% | Cyprus |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 13.7% | 7.9% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 12.4% | 1.5% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.6% | 1.2% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 15.2% | 0.3% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Cyprus or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 15.1% against 15.0% in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Cyprus and Suriname?
- 0.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Suriname?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Suriname rank globally for food imports?
- Cyprus ranks 96th and Suriname ranks 95th 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.