Egypt vs Jordan: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Egypt
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 20.7% against 20.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Jordan ahead.
Egypt ranks 59th and Jordan ranks 56th of 196 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.8% | 30.1% | 1.8% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 29.7% | 26.1% | 3.5% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 18.8% | 10.6% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 22.1% | 3.1% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 16.3% | 5.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 18.2% | 2.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.4% | 0.3% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Egypt or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 20.7% against 20.4% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Egypt and Jordan?
- 0.3%, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jordan?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Jordan rank globally for food imports?
- Egypt ranks 59th and Jordan ranks 56th 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
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.