Chad vs Latin America & Caribbean: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Chad
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Chad currently reports 24.3% against 8.5% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 15.8%.
That makes Chad's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th of 196 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.4% | 10.5% | 4.9% | Chad |
| 1970s | 21.7% | 11.1% | 10.6% | Chad |
| 1990s | 24.3% | 8.7% | 15.5% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Chad or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Chad, at 24.3% against 8.5% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 1995.
- What is the difference in food imports between Chad and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 15.8%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 1995.
- How do Chad and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for food imports?
- Chad ranks 35th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th 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.