Samoa vs Timor-Leste: Food imports

Samoa
29.6%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
28.1%
in 2023
Samoa rank
16th
Timor-Leste rank
18th

Food imports over time

  • Samoa
  • Timor-Leste
1020304050196219932024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 29.6% against 28.1% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1.5%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 16th and Timor-Leste ranks 18th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 22.3% 18.4% 4.0% Samoa
2010s 27.2% 25.3% 1.9% Samoa
2020s 30.2% 29.6% 0.5% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Samoa or Timor-Leste?
Samoa, at 29.6% against 28.1% in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Samoa and Timor-Leste?
1.5%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Timor-Leste?
9 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Timor-Leste rank globally for food imports?
Samoa ranks 16th and Timor-Leste ranks 18th 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.