Malawi vs Qatar: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Malawi
- Qatar
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 11.2% against 11.2% in Qatar, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Qatar ahead.
Malawi ranks 144th and Qatar ranks 146th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 14.7% | 5.0% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 15.8% | 7.5% | Qatar |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 14.2% | 1.5% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 8.3% | 6.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 10.0% | 2.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.4% | 0.3% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Malawi or Qatar?
- Malawi, at 11.2% against 11.2% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Malawi and Qatar?
- 0.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Qatar?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Qatar rank globally for food imports?
- Malawi ranks 144th and Qatar ranks 146th 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.