Central Europe and the Baltics vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Food imports

Central Europe and the Baltics
9.1%
in 2024
Turks and Caicos Islands
25.3%
in 2012
Central Europe and the Baltics rank
27th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
29th

Food imports over time

  • Central Europe and the Baltics
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
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How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 25.3% against 9.1% in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 16.2%.

That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 2.8 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 27th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 29th of 47 groups.

Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central Europe and the Baltics Turks and Caicos Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 6.5% 20.0% 13.5% Turks and Caicos Islands
2000s 6.1% 10.3% 4.2% Turks and Caicos Islands
2010s 7.5% 25.6% 18.1% Turks and Caicos Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Central Europe and the Baltics or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Turks and Caicos Islands, at 25.3% against 9.1% in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2012.
What is the difference in food imports between Central Europe and the Baltics and Turks and Caicos Islands?
16.2%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Turks and Caicos Islands?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for food imports?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 27th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 29th 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

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

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.