Guinea vs Tonga: Food imports

Guinea
26.6%
in 2016
Tonga
27.5%
in 2023
Guinea rank
24th
Tonga rank
22nd

Food imports over time

  • Guinea
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 27.5% against 26.6% in Guinea, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 24th and Tonga ranks 22nd of 196 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 20.2% 22.5% 2.2% Tonga
2010s 23.5% 28.5% 5.0% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Guinea or Tonga?
Tonga, at 27.5% against 26.6% in Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between Guinea and Tonga?
0.9%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Tonga?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2014.
How do Guinea and Tonga rank globally for food imports?
Guinea ranks 24th and Tonga ranks 22nd 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.