Faroe Islands vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Faroe Islands
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports 2.3% against 1.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.6% | 0.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Faroe Islands or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Faroe Islands, at 2.3% against 1.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Faroe Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 0.6%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2009.
- How do Faroe Islands and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Faroe Islands ranks 13th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials 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
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). 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.