Low & middle income vs Mauritania: Food imports

Low & middle income
8.8%
in 2024
Mauritania
23.9%
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
35th
Mauritania rank
35th

Food imports over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Mauritania
51015202530196219932024

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 23.9% against 8.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 15.1%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 2.7 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 35th of 47 groups.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Mauritania Difference Ahead
2000s 6.8% 21.2% 14.4% Mauritania
2010s 8.0% 15.5% 7.4% Mauritania
2020s 9.3% 25.6% 16.3% Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Low & middle income or Mauritania?
Mauritania, at 23.9% against 8.8% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Low & middle income and Mauritania?
15.1%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Mauritania?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and Mauritania rank globally for food imports?
Low & middle income ranks 35th and Mauritania ranks 35th of 47 groups.
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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.