East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Palau: Food imports
Food imports over time
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 23.0% against 8.5% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Palau's figure about 2.7 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th and Palau ranks 38th of 47 groups.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 23.9% | 18.6% | Palau |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 23.0% | 16.4% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Palau?
- Palau, at 23.0% against 8.5% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in food imports between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Palau?
- 14.5%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Palau?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Palau rank globally for food imports?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th and Palau 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.