Israel vs Malawi: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Israel
- Malawi
How they compare
Israel currently reports 11.3% against 11.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 144th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.7% | 15.6% | 1.1% | Israel |
| 1970s | 13.2% | 10.8% | 2.4% | Israel |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 8.0% | 2.2% | Israel |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 11.9% | 5.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 15.0% | 9.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 12.1% | 4.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 11.1% | 1.0% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Israel or Malawi?
- Israel, at 11.3% against 11.2% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Israel and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Malawi?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Malawi rank globally for food imports?
- Israel ranks 143rd and Malawi ranks 144th 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.