Euro area vs Tonga: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Euro area
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 27.5% against 10.9% in Euro area, a difference of 16.6%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 2.5 times Euro area's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 20th and Tonga ranks 22nd of 47 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 34.4% | 20.1% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 12.3% | 29.1% | 16.8% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 23.3% | 15.1% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 27.7% | 18.1% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 30.1% | 20.4% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Euro area or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 27.5% against 10.9% in Euro area as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Euro area and Tonga?
- 16.6%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Tonga?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Euro area and Tonga rank globally for food imports?
- Euro area ranks 20th and Tonga ranks 22nd 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
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.