Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Sudan: Food imports

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
14.9%
in 2023
Sudan
29.9%
in 2018
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
12th
Sudan rank
15th

Food imports over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Sudan
10203040196319932023

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 29.9% against 14.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 15.0%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 2.0 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Sudan ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 15th of 47 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 17.6% 23.2% 5.7% Sudan
1970s 16.5% 19.2% 2.6% Sudan
1990s 15.9% 18.4% 2.5% Sudan
2000s 15.6% 15.2% 0.3% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 15.4% 24.3% 9.0% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Sudan?
Sudan, at 29.9% against 14.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2018.
What is the difference in food imports between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sudan?
15.0%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sudan?
33 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2018.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sudan rank globally for food imports?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th and Sudan ranks 15th of 47 groups.
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.