Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Gambia: Food imports

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
8.4%
in 2024
Gambia
22.0%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
42nd
Gambia rank
44th

Food imports over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Gambia
1020304050196419942024

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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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.