Guinea vs OECD members: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Guinea
- OECD members
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 26.6% against 9.3% in OECD members, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Guinea's figure about 2.9 times OECD members's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Guinea has been ahead every year.
Guinea ranks 25th and OECD members ranks 25th of 196 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 8.2% | 18.5% | Guinea |
| 2000s | 20.2% | 6.8% | 13.5% | Guinea |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 8.2% | 16.1% | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Guinea or OECD members?
- Guinea, at 26.6% against 9.3% in OECD members as of 2016.
- What is the difference in food imports between Guinea and OECD members?
- 17.3%, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and OECD members?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
- How do Guinea and OECD members rank globally for food imports?
- Guinea ranks 25th and OECD members ranks 25th 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.