Barbados vs Solomon Islands: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Barbados
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 22.7% against 22.2% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Barbados ranks 40th and Solomon Islands ranks 43rd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.6% | 22.9% | 1.7% | Barbados |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 18.5% | 2.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 25.4% | 7.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 23.1% | 2.0% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Barbados or Solomon Islands?
- Barbados, at 22.7% against 22.2% in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Barbados and Solomon Islands?
- 0.5%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Solomon Islands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Barbados and Solomon Islands rank globally for food imports?
- Barbados ranks 40th and Solomon Islands ranks 43rd 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.