Which has higher food imports, Cape Verde or Haiti?

Cape Verde, at 32.6% against 31.9% in Haiti as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Haiti?

7 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.

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.

Cape Verde vs Haiti: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Cape Verde

32.6%

in 2024

Haiti

31.9%

in 2017

Cape Verde rank

8th

Haiti rank

10th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

Cape Verde
Haiti

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 32.6% against 31.9% in Haiti, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 8th and Haiti ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Haiti in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Haiti	Difference	Ahead
1970s	43.3%	24.6%	18.7%	Cape Verde
2010s	30.8%	33.3%	2.4%	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Cape Verde or Haiti?: Cape Verde, at 32.6% against 31.9% in Haiti as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Cape Verde and Haiti?: 0.7%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Haiti?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Cape Verde and Haiti rank globally for food imports?: Cape Verde ranks 8th and Haiti 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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Indicator: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit: % of merchandise imports
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 10,133 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.