Kazakhstan vs Malawi: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Kazakhstan
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.2% against 11.1% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malawi ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 147th and Malawi ranks 144th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 13.0% | 3.0% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 15.0% | 8.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 12.1% | 1.8% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 11.1% | 3.3% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Kazakhstan or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 11.2% against 11.1% in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Kazakhstan and Malawi?
- 0.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Malawi?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Malawi rank globally for food imports?
- Kazakhstan ranks 147th 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.