Iran vs World: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Iran
- World
How they compare
Iran currently reports 26.1% against 8.9% in World, a difference of 17.2%.
That makes Iran's figure about 2.9 times World's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1963 it was World ahead.
Iran ranks 28th and World ranks 30th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 18.0% | 7.2% | World |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 14.2% | 2.1% | World |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 8.0% | 11.1% | Iran |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 6.9% | 3.6% | Iran |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 8.1% | 13.8% | Iran |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 8.7% | 19.6% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Iran or World?
- Iran, at 26.1% against 8.9% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Iran and World?
- 17.2%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and World?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Iran and World rank globally for food imports?
- Iran ranks 28th and World ranks 30th 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.