Guinea-Bissau vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Food imports
Food imports over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 41.7% against 18.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 22.9%.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.4% | 21.3% | 12.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 15.8% | 34.9% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 17.8% | 27.2% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Guinea-Bissau or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 41.7% against 18.8% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in food imports between Guinea-Bissau and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 22.9%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for food imports?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 2nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 2nd 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.