Middle income vs Palau: Food imports

Middle income
8.7%
in 2024
Palau
23.0%
in 2018
Middle income rank
36th
Palau rank
38th

Food imports over time

  • Middle income
  • Palau
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 23.0% against 8.7% in Middle income, a difference of 14.3%.

That makes Palau's figure about 2.6 times Middle income's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.

Middle income ranks 36th and Palau ranks 38th of 47 groups.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle income Palau Difference Ahead
2000s 6.8% 23.9% 17.1% Palau
2010s 7.8% 23.0% 15.1% Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Middle income or Palau?
Palau, at 23.0% against 8.7% in Middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in food imports between Middle income and Palau?
14.3%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Palau?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Middle income and Palau rank globally for food imports?
Middle income ranks 36th and Palau 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, 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.