Guatemala vs Nepal: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Guatemala
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 18.0% against 16.9% in Guatemala, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Nepal ahead.
Guatemala ranks 84th and Nepal ranks 82nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Nepal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.3% | 5.8% | 1.5% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 11.5% | 2.7% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 12.6% | 11.6% | 1.0% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 14.6% | 1.6% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 16.7% | 2.6% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 20.6% | 4.2% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Guatemala or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 18.0% against 16.9% in Guatemala as of 2022.
- What is the difference in food imports between Guatemala and Nepal?
- 1.1%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nepal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
- How do Guatemala and Nepal rank globally for food imports?
- Guatemala ranks 84th and Nepal ranks 82nd 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.