Antigua and Barbuda vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Food imports

Antigua and Barbuda
27.7%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
12.1%
in 2024
Antigua and Barbuda rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
17th

Food imports over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
101520253035197319982024

How they compare

Antigua and Barbuda currently reports 27.7% against 12.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 15.6%.

That makes Antigua and Barbuda's figure about 2.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Antigua and Barbuda has been ahead every year.

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 196 countries.

Antigua and Barbuda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 25.6% 11.2% 14.5% Antigua and Barbuda
1990s 21.8% 13.6% 8.2% Antigua and Barbuda
2000s 18.4% 11.8% 6.5% Antigua and Barbuda
2010s 24.3% 13.1% 11.1% Antigua and Barbuda
2020s 26.8% 13.4% 13.4% Antigua and Barbuda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Antigua and Barbuda or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Antigua and Barbuda, at 27.7% against 12.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Antigua and Barbuda and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
15.6%, with Antigua and Barbuda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
25 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for food imports?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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.