Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Guinea: Food imports

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
9.5%
in 2024
Guinea
26.6%
in 2016
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th
Guinea rank
24th

Food imports over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 26.6% against 9.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.1%.

That makes Guinea's figure about 2.8 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Guinea ranks 24th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 10.9% 25.5% 14.6% Guinea
2000s 8.5% 20.2% 11.7% Guinea
2010s 9.7% 24.3% 14.6% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Guinea?
Guinea, at 26.6% against 9.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2016.
What is the difference in food imports between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Guinea?
17.1%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Guinea?
16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2016.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Guinea rank globally for food imports?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Guinea ranks 24th 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.