East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Montenegro: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 23.6% against 8.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 15.3%.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 2.9 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Montenegro ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 17.7% | 12.7% | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 23.8% | 17.1% | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 23.3% | 14.6% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 23.6% against 8.3% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Montenegro?
- 15.3%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Montenegro?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Montenegro rank globally for food imports?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 40th and Montenegro ranks 38th 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.