Botswana vs Trinidad and Tobago: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Botswana
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 16.4% against 16.2% in Botswana, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 89th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 87th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 8.7% | 5.0% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 11.2% | 0.6% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 17.7% | 4.3% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Botswana or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 16.4% against 16.2% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.2%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for food imports?
- Botswana ranks 89th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 87th 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.