Aruba vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Food imports
Food imports over time
- Aruba
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Aruba currently reports 30.7% against 12.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 18.6%.
That makes Aruba's figure about 2.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Aruba ahead.
Aruba ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 196 countries.
Aruba has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Aruba | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 12.3% | 9.0% | Aruba |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 13.2% | 16.6% | Aruba |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 13.7% | 18.0% | Aruba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Aruba or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Aruba, at 30.7% against 12.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 18.6%, with Aruba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Aruba and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for food imports?
- Aruba ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th 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.