Faroe Islands vs Samoa: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Faroe Islands
29.0%
in 2025
Samoa
29.6%
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
18th
Samoa rank
17th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Samoa
1020304050196219932025

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 29.6% against 29.0% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.6%.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Faroe Islands ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 17th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Samoa Difference Ahead
1970s 14.4% 30.0% 15.6% Samoa
1980s 13.1% 23.7% 10.6% Samoa
2000s 16.0% 24.9% 8.8% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Faroe Islands or Samoa?
Samoa, at 29.6% against 29.0% in Faroe Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Faroe Islands and Samoa?
0.6%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Samoa?
17 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
How do Faroe Islands and Samoa rank globally for food imports?
Faroe Islands ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 17th of 196 countries.
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.