Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs East Timor: Food imports

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
11.7%
in 2023
East Timor
28.1%
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
18th
East Timor rank
18th

Food imports over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • East Timor
101520253035197419982023

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 28.1% against 11.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 16.4%.

That makes East Timor's figure about 2.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th and East Timor ranks 18th of 47 groups.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 11.5% 18.4% 6.8% East Timor
2010s 12.8% 25.3% 12.5% East Timor
2020s 13.0% 30.1% 17.1% East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or East Timor?
East Timor, at 28.1% against 11.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and East Timor?
16.4%, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and East Timor?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and East Timor rank globally for food imports?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th and East Timor ranks 18th 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.