Luxembourg vs Sri Lanka: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Luxembourg
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 15.0% against 14.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 100th of 196 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 15.3% | 4.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 13.3% | 3.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 12.7% | 1.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 14.8% | 1.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Luxembourg or Sri Lanka?
- Luxembourg, at 15.0% against 14.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Luxembourg and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sri Lanka?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Sri Lanka rank globally for food imports?
- Luxembourg ranks 98th and Sri Lanka ranks 100th 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.