Egypt vs Jamaica: Food imports

Egypt
20.4%
in 2024
Jamaica
20.5%
in 2023
Egypt rank
59th
Jamaica rank
57th

Food imports over time

  • Egypt
  • Jamaica
10203040196219932024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 20.5% against 20.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 59th and Jamaica ranks 57th of 196 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 30.5% 21.2% 9.3% Egypt
1980s 29.4% 18.9% 10.4% Egypt
1990s 26.0% 15.9% 10.0% Egypt
2000s 22.2% 14.9% 7.4% Egypt
2010s 20.3% 17.4% 2.9% Egypt
2020s 22.0% 20.9% 1.2% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Egypt or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 20.5% against 20.4% in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between Egypt and Jamaica?
0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
46 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for food imports?
Egypt ranks 59th and Jamaica ranks 57th 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

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.