Italy vs Tunisia: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Italy
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 11.5% against 11.2% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Tunisia ahead.
Italy ranks 138th and Tunisia ranks 135th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.2% | 22.2% | 1.0% | Tunisia |
| 1970s | 19.1% | 18.7% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 13.9% | 0.1% | Tunisia |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 9.7% | 2.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 0.0% | Tunisia |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 10.4% | 0.3% | Tunisia |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 12.6% | 2.3% | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Italy or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 11.5% against 11.2% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Italy and Tunisia?
- 0.3%, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Tunisia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Tunisia rank globally for food imports?
- Italy ranks 138th and Tunisia ranks 135th 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.