Benin vs Sierra Leone: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Benin currently reports 33.3% against 32.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.5% | 19.9% | 3.6% | Benin |
| 1970s | 20.2% | 25.5% | 5.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 27.6% | 4.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 25.0% | 22.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Benin, at 33.3% against 32.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 1.0%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for food imports?
- Benin ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th 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.