Cape Verde vs Niger: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Cape Verde
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 37.9% against 32.6% in Cape Verde, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 9th and Niger ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.3% | 14.5% | 28.8% | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 33.7% | 37.2% | 3.5% | Niger |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 31.2% | 1.4% | Niger |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 26.6% | 1.9% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 30.0% | 7.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Cape Verde or Niger?
- Niger, at 37.9% against 32.6% in Cape Verde as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Cape Verde and Niger?
- 5.3%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Niger?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Niger rank globally for food imports?
- Cape Verde ranks 9th and Niger ranks 6th 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.