Indonesia vs United Kingdom: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Indonesia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 10.2% against 9.8% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Indonesia ranks 155th and United Kingdom ranks 156th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.6% | 26.3% | 9.7% | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 19.5% | 5.8% | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 12.5% | 4.3% | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 10.2% | 1.6% | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.6% | 1.0% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 9.8% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Indonesia or United Kingdom?
- Indonesia, at 10.2% against 9.8% in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Indonesia and United Kingdom?
- 0.4%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United Kingdom?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and United Kingdom rank globally for food imports?
- Indonesia ranks 155th and United Kingdom ranks 156th 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.