Ghana vs Malta: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Ghana
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 13.2% against 13.0% in Ghana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Ghana ranks 122nd and Malta ranks 120th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.3% | 31.3% | 13.9% | Malta |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 25.6% | 10.0% | Malta |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 17.9% | 7.4% | Malta |
| 1990s | 9.4% | 11.0% | 1.6% | Malta |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 11.9% | 4.2% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 10.4% | 6.6% | Ghana |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 12.4% | 2.2% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Ghana or Malta?
- Malta, at 13.2% against 13.0% in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Ghana and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Malta?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Ghana and Malta rank globally for food imports?
- Ghana ranks 122nd and Malta ranks 120th 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.