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