IDA blend vs Palestine: Food imports

IDA blend
14.1%
in 2024
Palestine
30.9%
in 2023
IDA blend rank
14th
Palestine rank
13th

Food imports over time

  • IDA blend
  • Palestine
0102030196219932024

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 30.9% against 14.1% in IDA blend, a difference of 16.8%.

That makes Palestine's figure about 2.2 times IDA blend's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 14th and Palestine ranks 13th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA blend Palestine Difference Ahead
2000s 14.7% 24.6% 9.9% Palestine
2010s 14.7% 26.2% 11.6% Palestine
2020s 15.9% 31.2% 15.3% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, IDA blend or Palestine?
Palestine, at 30.9% against 14.1% in IDA blend as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between IDA blend and Palestine?
16.8%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Palestine?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do IDA blend and Palestine rank globally for food imports?
IDA blend ranks 14th and Palestine ranks 13th 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.