High income vs Tajikistan: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

High income
9.1%
in 2025
Tajikistan
26.5%
in 2023
High income rank
27th
Tajikistan rank
26th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • High income
  • Tajikistan
510152025196219932025

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 26.5% against 9.1% in High income, a difference of 17.4%.

That makes Tajikistan's figure about 2.9 times High income's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Tajikistan has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 27th and Tajikistan ranks 26th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade High income Tajikistan Difference Ahead
2000s 7.0% 10.2% 3.2% Tajikistan
2010s 8.3% 21.5% 13.2% Tajikistan
2020s 8.4% 24.2% 15.8% Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, High income or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 26.5% against 9.1% in High income as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between High income and Tajikistan?
17.4%, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Tajikistan?
11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do High income and Tajikistan rank globally for food imports?
High income ranks 27th and Tajikistan ranks 26th 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, 10,133 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.