Mongolia vs Norway: Food imports

Mongolia
11.0%
in 2023
Norway
11.1%
in 2025
Mongolia rank
146th
Norway rank
143rd

Food imports over time

  • Mongolia
  • Norway
57.51012.51517.5196219932025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 11.1% against 11.0% in Mongolia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 146th and Norway ranks 143rd of 196 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 14.7% 6.8% 7.9% Mongolia
2000s 14.5% 6.9% 7.5% Mongolia
2010s 11.4% 9.4% 2.0% Mongolia
2020s 12.5% 10.3% 2.2% Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Mongolia or Norway?
Norway, at 11.1% against 11.0% in Mongolia as of 2025.
What is the difference in food imports between Mongolia and Norway?
0.1%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Norway?
22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Mongolia and Norway rank globally for food imports?
Mongolia ranks 146th and Norway ranks 143rd 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

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.