Liberia vs World: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Liberia
- World
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 23.1% against 8.9% in World, a difference of 14.2%.
That makes Liberia's figure about 2.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1963 it was World ahead.
Liberia ranks 37th and World ranks 34th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.8% | 18.8% | 1.0% | World |
| 1970s | 16.3% | 13.7% | 2.6% | Liberia |
| 1980s | 22.9% | 10.7% | 12.2% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 8.3% | 17.3% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 8.7% | 16.3% | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Liberia or World?
- Liberia, at 23.1% against 8.9% in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Liberia and World?
- 14.2%, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and World?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and World rank globally for food imports?
- Liberia ranks 37th and World ranks 34th 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.