Israel vs Qatar: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Israel
- Qatar
How they compare
Israel currently reports 11.3% against 11.2% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Qatar ahead.
Israel ranks 143rd and Qatar ranks 146th of 196 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.1% | 14.7% | 1.7% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 15.8% | 5.0% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 13.4% | 6.5% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 8.3% | 2.6% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 10.0% | 1.9% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 11.4% | 1.5% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Israel or Qatar?
- Israel, at 11.3% against 11.2% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Israel and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Qatar?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Qatar rank globally for food imports?
- Israel ranks 143rd and Qatar ranks 146th 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.