Ghana vs Mali: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Ghana
- Mali
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 13.7% against 13.5% in Mali, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 109th and Mali ranks 112th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.7% | 19.6% | 1.9% | Mali |
| 1970s | 14.8% | 26.1% | 11.3% | Mali |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 20.0% | 9.3% | Mali |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 20.4% | 11.5% | Mali |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 15.4% | 0.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.4% | 2.1% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.5% | 0.8% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Ghana or Mali?
- Ghana, at 13.7% against 13.5% in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Ghana and Mali?
- 0.2%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mali?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Mali rank globally for food imports?
- Ghana ranks 109th and Mali ranks 112th 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
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.