Low & middle income vs Montenegro: Food imports

Low & middle income
8.8%
in 2024
Montenegro
23.6%
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
35th
Montenegro rank
36th

Food imports over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Montenegro
510152025198420042024

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 23.6% against 8.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 14.8%.

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

Across all 19 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 35th and Montenegro ranks 36th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Montenegro Difference Ahead
2000s 6.7% 17.7% 11.0% Montenegro
2010s 8.0% 23.8% 15.8% Montenegro
2020s 9.3% 23.2% 13.9% Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Low & middle income or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 23.6% against 8.8% in Low & middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Low & middle income and Montenegro?
14.8%, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Montenegro?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and Montenegro rank globally for food imports?
Low & middle income ranks 35th and Montenegro ranks 36th 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.