Jordan vs Syria: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Jordan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 21.0% against 20.7% in Jordan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 62nd and Syria ranks 60th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.9% | 18.4% | 4.5% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 18.8% | 16.9% | 1.9% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 16.4% | 0.1% | Syria |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 21.0% | 4.8% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Jordan or Syria?
- Syria, at 21.0% against 20.7% in Jordan as of 2010.
- What is the difference in food imports between Jordan and Syria?
- 0.3%, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2010.
- How do Jordan and Syria rank globally for food imports?
- Jordan ranks 62nd and Syria ranks 60th 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.