Madagascar vs Nepal: Food imports

Madagascar
18.4%
in 2024
Nepal
18.0%
in 2022
Madagascar rank
75th
Nepal rank
77th

Food imports over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nepal
510152025196219932024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 18.4% against 18.0% in Nepal, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 75th and Nepal ranks 77th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 16.1% 5.8% 10.3% Madagascar
1980s 13.9% 11.5% 2.4% Madagascar
1990s 14.5% 11.6% 2.8% Madagascar
2000s 14.0% 14.6% 0.6% Nepal
2010s 16.4% 16.7% 0.3% Nepal
2020s 20.3% 20.6% 0.2% Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Madagascar or Nepal?
Madagascar, at 18.4% against 18.0% in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Madagascar and Nepal?
0.4%, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nepal?
31 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Nepal rank globally for food imports?
Madagascar ranks 75th and Nepal ranks 77th 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

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.