Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Vanuatu: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
8.6%
in 2025
Vanuatu
25.0%
in 2011
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
34th
Vanuatu rank
34th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 25.0% against 8.6% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 16.4%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.9 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Vanuatu ranks 34th of 47 groups.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 6.2% 21.2% 15.0% Vanuatu
2010s 7.0% 24.1% 17.1% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 25.0% against 8.6% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2011.
What is the difference in food imports between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
16.4%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Vanuatu rank globally for food imports?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Vanuatu ranks 34th 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, 10,133 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.