Pre-demographic dividend vs Palestine: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Pre-demographic dividend
14.5%
in 2024
Palestine
30.9%
in 2023
Pre-demographic dividend rank
14th
Palestine rank
13th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Palestine currently reports 30.9% against 14.5% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 16.4%.

That makes Palestine's figure about 2.1 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 14th and Palestine ranks 13th of 47 groups.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend Palestine Difference Ahead
2000s 13.8% 24.5% 10.8% Palestine
2010s 15.7% 27.0% 11.4% Palestine
2020s 15.6% 30.3% 14.8% Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Pre-demographic dividend or Palestine?
Palestine, at 30.9% against 14.5% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between Pre-demographic dividend and Palestine?
16.4%, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Palestine?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and Palestine rank globally for food imports?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 14th and Palestine ranks 13th 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, 10,133 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.