Benin vs Haiti: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Benin
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 37.3% against 33.3% in Benin, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Haiti ahead.
Benin ranks 8th and Haiti ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Haiti in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.8% | 23.8% | 4.0% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 34.8% | 13.4% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Benin or Haiti?
- Haiti, at 37.3% against 33.3% in Benin as of 2016.
- What is the difference in food imports between Benin and Haiti?
- 4.0%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Haiti?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2016.
- How do Benin and Haiti rank globally for food imports?
- Benin ranks 8th and Haiti ranks 7th 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.