Kiribati vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Food imports
Food imports over time
- Kiribati
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 41.4% against 18.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 22.9%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.2% | 22.1% | 16.1% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 20.8% | 16.0% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 14.7% | 22.7% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 17.1% | 20.7% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Kiribati or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Kiribati, at 41.4% against 18.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in food imports between Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 22.9%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
- How do Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for food imports?
- Kiribati ranks 3rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 3rd 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.