Iceland vs Qatar: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Iceland
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 11.2% against 11.1% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Qatar ahead.
Iceland ranks 148th and Qatar ranks 146th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 14.7% | 3.9% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 15.8% | 5.3% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 13.4% | 2.7% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 0.8% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 0.6% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.4% | 0.0% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Iceland or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 11.2% against 11.1% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Iceland and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Qatar rank globally for food imports?
- Iceland ranks 148th and Qatar ranks 146th 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.