Malta vs Peru: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Malta
- Peru
How they compare
Malta currently reports 11.9% against 11.9% in Peru, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 129th and Peru ranks 130th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.3% | 18.8% | 12.4% | Malta |
| 1970s | 25.6% | 16.6% | 9.0% | Malta |
| 1980s | 16.6% | 21.1% | 4.5% | Peru |
| 1990s | 10.5% | 16.8% | 6.3% | Peru |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 0.2% | Malta |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 0.1% | Malta |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 12.6% | 0.3% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Malta or Peru?
- Malta, at 11.9% against 11.9% in Peru as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Malta and Peru?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Peru?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Peru rank globally for food imports?
- Malta ranks 129th and Peru ranks 130th 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.