Low & middle income vs Vanuatu: Food imports

Low & middle income
8.8%
in 2024
Vanuatu
25.0%
in 2011
Low & middle income rank
35th
Vanuatu rank
32nd

Food imports over time

  • Low & middle income
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 25.0% against 8.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 16.2%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.9 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 10.8% 31.2% 20.4% Vanuatu
1990s 5.9% 21.4% 15.6% Vanuatu
2000s 6.7% 21.2% 14.6% Vanuatu
2010s 7.3% 24.1% 16.7% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Low & middle income or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 25.0% against 8.8% in Low & middle income as of 2011.
What is the difference in food imports between Low & middle income and Vanuatu?
16.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Vanuatu?
8 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Low & middle income and Vanuatu rank globally for food imports?
Low & middle income ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd 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.