Algeria vs Jamaica: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Algeria
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 20.5% against 20.2% in Algeria, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Jamaica ahead.
Algeria ranks 60th and Jamaica ranks 57th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.2% | 21.2% | 3.0% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 22.2% | 18.9% | 3.2% | Algeria |
| 1990s | 29.8% | 15.5% | 14.3% | Algeria |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 14.9% | 7.1% | Algeria |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 17.4% | 2.2% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Algeria or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 20.5% against 20.2% in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Algeria and Jamaica?
- 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Jamaica?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2017.
- How do Algeria and Jamaica rank globally for food imports?
- Algeria ranks 60th and Jamaica 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.