Cape Verde vs Small states: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Cape Verde
- Small states
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 32.6% against 16.0% in Small states, a difference of 16.6%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 2.0 times Small states's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Cape Verde has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 9th and Small states ranks 7th 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 | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 15.7% | 18.0% | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 29.8% | 13.7% | 16.1% | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 15.0% | 13.5% | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 16.1% | 6.9% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Cape Verde or Small states?
- Cape Verde, at 32.6% against 16.0% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Cape Verde and Small states?
- 16.6%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Small states?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Cape Verde and Small states rank globally for food imports?
- Cape Verde ranks 9th and Small states ranks 7th 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.