Syria vs Tuvalu: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Syria
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 21.5% against 21.0% in Syria, a difference of 0.5%.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Syria ranks 60th and Tuvalu ranks 57th of 196 countries.
Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 44.2% | 29.7% | Tuvalu |
| 1980s | 15.8% | 32.4% | 16.6% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 26.0% | 11.0% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Syria or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 21.5% against 21.0% in Syria as of 2008.
- What is the difference in food imports between Syria and Tuvalu?
- 0.5%, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Tuvalu?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2008.
- How do Syria and Tuvalu rank globally for food imports?
- Syria ranks 60th and Tuvalu ranks 57th 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.