Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Gambia: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 22.0% against 8.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 2.6 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Gambia ahead.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Gambia ranks 44th of 47 groups.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 38.8% | 30.2% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 36.3% | 30.0% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 36.9% | 28.8% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 19.9% | 10.7% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 22.0% against 8.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Gambia?
- 13.6%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Gambia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Gambia rank globally for food imports?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Gambia ranks 44th 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.