Antigua and Barbuda vs Saint Lucia: Food imports

Antigua and Barbuda
27.7%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
27.6%
in 2020
Antigua and Barbuda rank
20th
Saint Lucia rank
21st

Food imports over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Saint Lucia
0102030197319982024

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 27.7% against 27.6% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Saint Lucia ahead.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 20th and Saint Lucia ranks 21st of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 1 and Saint Lucia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1970s 24.5% 27.8% 3.2% Saint Lucia
1980s 23.9% 24.4% 0.5% Saint Lucia
1990s 21.8% 23.6% 1.8% Saint Lucia
2000s 18.4% 21.8% 3.5% Saint Lucia
2010s 24.3% 24.1% 0.2% Antigua and Barbuda
2020s 26.4% 27.6% 1.2% Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Antigua and Barbuda or Saint Lucia?
Antigua and Barbuda, at 27.7% against 27.6% in Saint Lucia as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia?
0.1%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia?
23 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia rank globally for food imports?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 20th and Saint Lucia ranks 21st 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.