East Asia & Pacific vs Tuvalu: Food imports

East Asia & Pacific
7.4%
in 2024
Tuvalu
21.5%
in 2008
East Asia & Pacific rank
44th
Tuvalu rank
47th

Food imports over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 21.5% against 7.4% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 14.1%.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 2.9 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 44th and Tuvalu ranks 47th of 47 groups.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1980s 7.5% 29.9% 22.3% Tuvalu
1990s 6.6% 31.1% 24.5% Tuvalu
2000s 5.3% 26.0% 20.7% Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, East Asia & Pacific or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 21.5% against 7.4% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2008.
What is the difference in food imports between East Asia & Pacific and Tuvalu?
14.1%, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Tuvalu?
10 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Tuvalu rank globally for food imports?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 44th and Tuvalu ranks 47th 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.