Guatemala vs Latvia: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Guatemala
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 18.1% against 16.9% in Guatemala, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 84th and Latvia ranks 81st of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.1% | 0.8% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 12.2% | 0.1% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 15.0% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 17.4% | 0.7% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Guatemala or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 18.1% against 16.9% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Guatemala and Latvia?
- 1.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Latvia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Latvia rank globally for food imports?
- Guatemala ranks 84th and Latvia ranks 81st 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.