Malaysia vs Tanzania: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Malaysia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8.3% against 8.2% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 170th and Tanzania ranks 171st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.8% | 8.8% | 7.1% | Malaysia |
| 1980s | 12.0% | 11.6% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 15.7% | 10.4% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 12.3% | 6.6% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 8.6% | 0.5% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.4% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Malaysia or Tanzania?
- Malaysia, at 8.3% against 8.2% in Tanzania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Malaysia and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tanzania?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Tanzania rank globally for food imports?
- Malaysia ranks 170th and Tanzania ranks 171st 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.