European Union vs Guinea: Food imports
Food imports over time
- European Union
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 26.6% against 10.7% in European Union, a difference of 15.9%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 2.5 times European Union's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
European Union ranks 22nd 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 | European Union | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.8% | 26.6% | 16.9% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 20.2% | 12.4% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 24.3% | 14.4% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, European Union or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 26.6% against 10.7% in European Union as of 2016.
- What is the difference in food imports between European Union and Guinea?
- 15.9%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Guinea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
- How do European Union and Guinea rank globally for food imports?
- European Union ranks 22nd 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
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.