Tanzania vs Zambia: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 8.2% against 7.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Tanzania ahead.
Tanzania ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 173rd of 196 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 0.7% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 10.2% | 5.5% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 12.3% | 7.9% | 4.4% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 5.5% | 3.1% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 8.0% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Tanzania, at 8.2% against 7.8% in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 0.4%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for food imports?
- Tanzania ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 173rd 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.