Guinea vs Lower middle income: Food imports

Guinea
26.6%
in 2016
Lower middle income
9.8%
in 2024
Guinea rank
24th
Lower middle income rank
24th

Food imports over time

  • Guinea
  • Lower middle income
51015202530196219932024

How they compare

Guinea currently reports 26.6% against 9.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 16.8%.

That makes Guinea's figure about 2.7 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.

Guinea ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 24th of 196 countries.

Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 26.6% 11.6% 15.0% Guinea
2000s 20.2% 10.0% 10.2% Guinea
2010s 24.3% 10.3% 13.9% Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Guinea or Lower middle income?
Guinea, at 26.6% against 9.8% in Lower middle income as of 2016.
What is the difference in food imports between Guinea and Lower middle income?
16.8%, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lower middle income?
17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Guinea and Lower middle income rank globally for food imports?
Guinea ranks 24th and Lower middle income ranks 24th 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.