Caribbean Small States vs Kiribati: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 41.4% against 17.2% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 24.2%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.4 times Caribbean Small States's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Caribbean Small States ranks 5th and Kiribati ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.9% | 37.8% | 23.9% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 16.9% | 34.4% | 17.5% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 36.8% | 20.8% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 37.3% | 24.7% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 37.8% | 22.8% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 42.6% | 23.4% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Caribbean Small States or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 41.4% against 17.2% in Caribbean Small States as of 2021.
- What is the difference in food imports between Caribbean Small States and Kiribati?
- 24.2%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Kiribati?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2021.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Kiribati rank globally for food imports?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 5th and Kiribati ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
- 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.