Equatorial Guinea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 31.8% against 13.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 18.7%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 2.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th of 196 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 14.6% | 4.9% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 1980s | 29.5% | 14.8% | 14.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Equatorial Guinea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 31.8% against 13.1% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 1983.
- What is the difference in food imports between Equatorial Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 18.7%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 1983.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for food imports?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th 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.