Bermuda vs North America: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Bermuda
- North America
How they compare
Bermuda currently reports 21.5% against 7.3% in North America, a difference of 14.2%.
That makes Bermuda's figure about 2.9 times North America's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Bermuda has been ahead every year.
Bermuda ranks 48th and North America ranks 45th of 196 countries.
Bermuda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bermuda | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.6% | 10.9% | 15.7% | Bermuda |
| 1980s | 20.7% | 7.5% | 13.2% | Bermuda |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 5.0% | 15.6% | Bermuda |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 4.8% | 12.5% | Bermuda |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 5.9% | 13.3% | Bermuda |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 7.1% | 15.1% | Bermuda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Bermuda or North America?
- Bermuda, at 21.5% against 7.3% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Bermuda and North America?
- 14.2%, with Bermuda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bermuda and North America?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Bermuda and North America rank globally for food imports?
- Bermuda ranks 48th and North America ranks 45th 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.