Cape Verde vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Food imports

Cape Verde
32.6%
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
14.9%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
9th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
12th

Food imports over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1020304050196719952024

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 32.6% against 14.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 17.7%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.2 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 9th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th of 196 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1970s 43.3% 14.6% 28.6% Cape Verde
1990s 33.7% 15.6% 18.1% Cape Verde
2000s 29.8% 15.6% 14.2% Cape Verde
2010s 28.5% 15.4% 13.1% Cape Verde
2020s 20.7% 17.0% 3.7% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Cape Verde or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
Cape Verde, at 32.6% against 14.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Cape Verde and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
17.7%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for food imports?
Cape Verde ranks 9th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th 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, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.