Euro area vs East Timor: Food imports

Euro area
10.9%
in 2024
East Timor
28.1%
in 2023
Euro area rank
20th
East Timor rank
18th

Food imports over time

  • Euro area
  • East Timor
102030196219932024

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 28.1% against 10.9% in Euro area, a difference of 17.2%.

That makes East Timor's figure about 2.6 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 20th and East Timor ranks 18th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 8.0% 18.4% 10.4% East Timor
2010s 9.8% 25.3% 15.5% East Timor
2020s 9.8% 30.1% 20.3% East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Euro area or East Timor?
East Timor, at 28.1% against 10.9% in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between Euro area and East Timor?
17.2%, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and East Timor?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Euro area and East Timor rank globally for food imports?
Euro area ranks 20th and East Timor ranks 18th 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.