IDA only vs Yemen: Food imports
Food imports over time
- IDA only
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 39.1% against 17.2% in IDA only, a difference of 21.9%.
That makes Yemen's figure about 2.3 times IDA only's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
IDA only ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 27.6% | 11.9% | Yemen |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 36.0% | 20.9% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, IDA only or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 39.1% against 17.2% in IDA only as of 2019.
- What is the difference in food imports between IDA only and Yemen?
- 21.9%, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Yemen?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do IDA only and Yemen rank globally for food imports?
- IDA only ranks 6th and Yemen ranks 4th 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
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.