Middle income vs Montenegro: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Middle income
8.3%
in 2025
Montenegro
23.6%
in 2025
Middle income rank
39th
Montenegro rank
38th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Middle income
  • Montenegro
510152025198420042025

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 23.6% against 8.3% in Middle income, a difference of 15.3%.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 2.8 times Middle income's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 39th and Montenegro ranks 38th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Montenegro Difference Ahead
2000s 6.5% 17.7% 11.2% Montenegro
2010s 7.9% 23.8% 15.9% Montenegro
2020s 9.2% 23.3% 14.1% Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Middle income or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 23.6% against 8.3% in Middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in food imports between Middle income and Montenegro?
15.3%, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Montenegro?
20 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2025.
How do Middle income and Montenegro rank globally for food imports?
Middle income ranks 39th and Montenegro ranks 38th 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, 10,133 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.