El Salvador vs Mozambique: Food imports
Food imports over time
- El Salvador
- Mozambique
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.1% against 19.6% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mozambique ahead.
El Salvador ranks 61st and Mozambique ranks 64th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 21.5% | 5.6% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 14.4% | 0.2% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.3% | 3.6% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 17.8% | 1.4% | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, El Salvador or Mozambique?
- El Salvador, at 20.1% against 19.6% in Mozambique as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between El Salvador and Mozambique?
- 0.5%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mozambique?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Mozambique rank globally for food imports?
- El Salvador ranks 61st and Mozambique ranks 64th 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.