Sub-Saharan Africa vs East Timor: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 28.1% against 12.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.0%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and East Timor ranks 18th of 47 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 18.4% | 7.0% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 25.3% | 12.1% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 30.1% | 16.3% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Sub-Saharan Africa or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 28.1% against 12.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?
- 16.0%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and East Timor rank globally for food imports?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 15th and East Timor ranks 18th 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
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.