Cape Verde vs IDA total: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Cape Verde
32.6%
in 2024
IDA total
15.2%
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
8th
IDA total rank
8th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Cape Verde
  • IDA total
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 32.6% against 15.2% in IDA total, a difference of 17.4%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.1 times IDA total's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 8th and IDA total ranks 8th of 196 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde IDA total Difference Ahead
1970s 43.3% 17.0% 26.2% Cape Verde
2000s 29.8% 15.2% 14.6% Cape Verde
2010s 28.5% 15.2% 13.3% Cape Verde
2020s 20.7% 15.9% 4.8% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Cape Verde or IDA total?
Cape Verde, at 32.6% against 15.2% in IDA total as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Cape Verde and IDA total?
17.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and IDA total?
26 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and IDA total rank globally for food imports?
Cape Verde ranks 8th and IDA total ranks 8th 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

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

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.