OECD members vs Vanuatu: Food imports

OECD members
9.1%
in 2024
Vanuatu
25.0%
in 2011
OECD members rank
29th
Vanuatu rank
32nd

Food imports over time

  • OECD members
  • Vanuatu
51015202530196219932024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 25.0% against 9.1% in OECD members, a difference of 15.9%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.8 times OECD members's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 14.2% 27.9% 13.7% Vanuatu
1980s 10.5% 28.5% 18.1% Vanuatu
1990s 9.1% 21.4% 12.3% Vanuatu
2000s 6.8% 21.2% 14.4% Vanuatu
2010s 7.4% 24.1% 16.6% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, OECD members or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 25.0% against 9.1% in OECD members as of 2011.
What is the difference in food imports between OECD members and Vanuatu?
15.9%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Vanuatu?
18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do OECD members and Vanuatu rank globally for food imports?
OECD members ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd 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.