Peru vs Sweden: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Peru
- Sweden
How they compare
Peru currently reports 11.9% against 11.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 136th and Sweden ranks 137th of 196 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.0% | 12.3% | 5.7% | Peru |
| 1970s | 16.6% | 9.2% | 7.4% | Peru |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 7.0% | 14.2% | Peru |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 7.2% | 9.6% | Peru |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 7.6% | 4.1% | Peru |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 10.2% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 10.7% | 1.9% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Peru or Sweden?
- Peru, at 11.9% against 11.7% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Peru and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sweden?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Peru and Sweden rank globally for food imports?
- Peru ranks 136th and Sweden ranks 137th 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
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.