OECD members vs Seychelles: Food imports

OECD members
9.1%
in 2024
Seychelles
26.1%
in 2024
OECD members rank
29th
Seychelles rank
26th

Food imports over time

  • OECD members
  • Seychelles
102030196219932024

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports 26.1% against 9.1% in OECD members, a difference of 17.0%.

That makes Seychelles's figure about 2.9 times OECD members's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 29th and Seychelles ranks 26th of 47 groups.

Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 13.1% 26.2% 13.1% Seychelles
1980s 10.3% 20.3% 10.0% Seychelles
1990s 8.5% 22.0% 13.5% Seychelles
2000s 6.9% 22.9% 15.9% Seychelles
2010s 8.0% 20.3% 12.4% Seychelles
2020s 8.6% 19.9% 11.3% Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, OECD members or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at 26.1% against 9.1% in OECD members as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between OECD members and Seychelles?
17.0%, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Seychelles?
50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do OECD members and Seychelles rank globally for food imports?
OECD members ranks 29th and Seychelles ranks 26th 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.