Liberia vs Mauritania: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Liberia
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 23.9% against 23.1% in Liberia, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 35th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.8% | 11.1% | 6.7% | Liberia |
| 1970s | 17.4% | 23.4% | 5.9% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 16.7% | 8.9% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 26.0% | 1.1% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Liberia or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 23.9% against 23.1% in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Liberia and Mauritania?
- 0.8%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Mauritania?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Mauritania rank globally for food imports?
- Liberia ranks 37th and Mauritania ranks 35th 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.