Nicaragua vs Papua New Guinea: Food imports

Nicaragua
16.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
16.5%
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
85th
Papua New Guinea rank
86th

Food imports over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Papua New Guinea
10152025196519942024

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 16.6% against 16.5% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 10.0% 22.4% 12.3% Papua New Guinea
1980s 12.9% 19.2% 6.3% Papua New Guinea
1990s 17.6% 18.9% 1.3% Papua New Guinea
2000s 14.9% 16.7% 1.7% Papua New Guinea
2010s 15.7% 13.0% 2.7% Nicaragua
2020s 15.2% 18.4% 3.2% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Nicaragua or Papua New Guinea?
Nicaragua, at 16.6% against 16.5% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
0.1%, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea?
25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Papua New Guinea rank globally for food imports?
Nicaragua ranks 85th and Papua New Guinea ranks 86th 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.