Bahamas vs El Salvador: Food imports

Bahamas
20.0%
in 2024
El Salvador
20.1%
in 2024
Bahamas rank
62nd
El Salvador rank
61st

Food imports over time

  • Bahamas
  • El Salvador
0510152025196319932024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 20.1% against 20.0% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1974 it was El Salvador ahead.

Bahamas ranks 62nd and El Salvador ranks 61st 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 20.1% against 20.0% in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Bahamas and El Salvador?
0.1%, 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 62nd and El Salvador ranks 61st 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.