Bahamas vs El Salvador: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Bahamas
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 20.0% against 20.0% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1974 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bahamas ranks 65th and El Salvador ranks 64th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.2% | 11.2% | 8.1% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 15.6% | 11.4% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 17.3% | 0.4% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 16.9% | 14.1% | 2.8% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 16.9% | 0.8% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.2% | 2.3% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Bahamas or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 20.0% against 20.0% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Bahamas and El Salvador?
- 0.0%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and El Salvador?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and El Salvador rank globally for food imports?
- Bahamas ranks 65th and El Salvador ranks 64th 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.