Kiribati vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Food exports
Food exports over time
- Kiribati
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 97.2% against 19.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 77.5%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 4.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Kiribati ranks 4th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 5 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4% | 39.8% | 28.4% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 1980s | 98.7% | 27.5% | 71.2% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 21.0% | 67.9% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 18.8% | 58.9% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 21.6% | 53.4% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 24.3% | 66.4% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Kiribati or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Kiribati, at 97.2% against 19.7% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in food exports between Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 77.5%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
- How do Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for food exports?
- Kiribati ranks 4th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). 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 exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.