Aruba vs Samoa: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Aruba
- Samoa
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 30.7% against 29.6% in Samoa, a difference of 1.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Samoa ahead.
Aruba ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 16th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 24.9% | 4.0% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 26.5% | 3.2% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 30.2% | 2.0% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Aruba or Samoa?
- Aruba, at 30.7% against 29.6% in Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Aruba and Samoa?
- 1.1%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Samoa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Samoa rank globally for food imports?
- Aruba ranks 14th and Samoa ranks 16th 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.