Barbados vs Rwanda: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Barbados
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 22.4% against 22.4% in Barbados, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Rwanda ahead.
Barbados ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 20.9% | 3.8% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 14.8% | 3.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 17.4% | 3.9% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 19.6% | 2.5% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Barbados or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 22.4% against 22.4% in Barbados as of 2022.
- What is the difference in food imports between Barbados and Rwanda?
- 0.0%, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Rwanda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2022.
- How do Barbados and Rwanda rank globally for food imports?
- Barbados ranks 47th and Rwanda ranks 46th 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.