Benin vs Kiribati: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Benin
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 41.4% against 33.3% in Benin, a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kiribati ahead.
Benin ranks 7th and Kiribati ranks 4th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Kiribati in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 40.6% | 19.5% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 26.3% | 39.5% | 13.2% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 39.1% | 15.2% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 30.6% | 37.3% | 6.7% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 37.8% | 5.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 42.6% | 8.5% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Benin or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 41.4% against 33.3% in Benin as of 2021.
- What is the difference in food imports between Benin and Kiribati?
- 8.1%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kiribati?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
- How do Benin and Kiribati rank globally for food imports?
- Benin ranks 7th and Kiribati ranks 4th 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.