Macao vs Madagascar: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Macao
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 18.4% against 18.3% in Macao, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Macao ahead.
Macao ranks 79th and Madagascar ranks 78th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 16.4% | 10.1% | Macao |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 13.5% | 2.9% | Macao |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 13.6% | 1.4% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 14.3% | 1.3% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 16.4% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 19.5% | 4.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Macao or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 18.4% against 18.3% in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Macao and Madagascar?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Madagascar?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Madagascar rank globally for food imports?
- Macao ranks 79th and Madagascar ranks 78th 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.