Mauritius vs Mozambique: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 22.4% against 22.2% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mauritius ranks 48th and Mozambique ranks 49th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Mozambique in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 21.5% | 6.0% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 14.4% | 3.5% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 13.3% | 8.6% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 18.5% | 3.8% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Mauritius or Mozambique?
- Mauritius, at 22.4% against 22.2% in Mozambique as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Mauritius and Mozambique?
- 0.2%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Mozambique?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Mozambique rank globally for food imports?
- Mauritius ranks 48th and Mozambique ranks 49th 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.