IDA total vs Niger: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- IDA total
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 37.9% against 15.2% in IDA total, a difference of 22.7%.
That makes Niger's figure about 2.5 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1977 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 8th and Niger ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 13.7% | 2.8% | IDA total |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 31.2% | 16.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 26.6% | 11.4% | Niger |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 28.1% | 12.1% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, IDA total or Niger?
- Niger, at 37.9% against 15.2% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between IDA total and Niger?
- 22.7%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Niger?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do IDA total and Niger rank globally for food imports?
- IDA total ranks 8th and Niger ranks 6th 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.