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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
9.5%
in 2024
Seychelles
26.1%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
25th
Seychelles rank
26th

Food imports over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Seychelles
102030197119972024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 26.1% against 9.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 16.6%.

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

Across all 29 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Seychelles ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Seychelles Difference Ahead
1990s 10.9% 22.9% 12.0% Seychelles
2000s 8.7% 22.9% 14.2% Seychelles
2010s 9.3% 20.3% 11.0% Seychelles
2020s 9.7% 19.9% 10.2% Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 26.1% against 9.5% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Seychelles?
16.6%, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Seychelles?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Seychelles rank globally for food imports?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th and Seychelles ranks 26th 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.