Early-demographic dividend vs Iran: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 26.1% against 8.8% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Iran's figure about 3.0 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st and Iran ranks 28th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.3% | 10.8% | 3.5% | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 13.5% | 12.1% | 1.5% | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 19.2% | 9.4% | Iran |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 10.6% | 1.7% | Iran |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 21.8% | 12.5% | Iran |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 28.3% | 18.1% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Early-demographic dividend or Iran?
- Iran, at 26.1% against 8.8% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Early-demographic dividend and Iran?
- 17.3%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Iran?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Iran rank globally for food imports?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 31st and Iran ranks 28th of 47 groups.
- 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.