IDA total vs Sudan: Food imports

IDA total
14.7%
in 2023
Sudan
29.9%
in 2018
IDA total rank
13th
Sudan rank
15th

Food imports over time

  • IDA total
  • Sudan
10203040196319932023

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 29.9% against 14.7% in IDA total, a difference of 15.2%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 2.0 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1977 it was IDA total ahead.

IDA total ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 15th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Sudan Difference Ahead
1970s 16.5% 16.8% 0.3% Sudan
2000s 15.2% 15.2% 0.1% Sudan
2010s 15.2% 24.3% 9.1% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, IDA total or Sudan?
Sudan, at 29.9% against 14.7% in IDA total as of 2018.
What is the difference in food imports between IDA total and Sudan?
15.2%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Sudan?
22 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do IDA total and Sudan rank globally for food imports?
IDA total ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 15th 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.