Which has higher food imports, Cape Verde or Sierra Leone?

Cape Verde, at 32.6% against 32.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.

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 Sierra Leone: Food imports

Cape Verde

32.6%

in 2024

Sierra Leone

32.3%

in 2018

Cape Verde rank

9th

Sierra Leone rank

10th

Food imports over time

Cape Verde
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 32.6% against 32.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	30.4%	27.6%	2.8%	Cape Verde
2010s	30.4%	25.0%	5.4%	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Cape Verde or Sierra Leone?: Cape Verde, at 32.6% against 32.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?: 0.3%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sierra Leone?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Cape Verde and Sierra Leone rank globally for food imports?: Cape Verde ranks 9th and Sierra Leone 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, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 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.