Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Niger: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 37.9% against 18.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Niger's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.4% | 14.4% | 8.0% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 16.1% | 5.7% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 37.2% | 16.3% | Niger |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 31.2% | 15.7% | Niger |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 26.6% | 9.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 29.8% | 11.1% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Niger?
- Niger, at 37.9% against 18.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Niger?
- 19.5%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Niger?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Niger rank globally for food imports?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 3rd and Niger ranks 6th of 47 groups.
- 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.