Lithuania vs Malta: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Lithuania
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 13.2% against 13.1% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 121st and Malta ranks 120th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.3% | 10.6% | 0.8% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 11.9% | 2.5% | Malta |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 10.4% | 2.1% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.5% | 0.1% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Lithuania or Malta?
- Malta, at 13.2% against 13.1% in Lithuania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Lithuania and Malta?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Malta?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Lithuania and Malta rank globally for food imports?
- Lithuania ranks 121st and Malta ranks 120th 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.