Chad vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Food imports
Food imports over time
- Chad
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Chad currently reports 24.3% against 9.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 15.3%.
That makes Chad's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.
Chad ranks 33rd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Chad, at 24.3% against 9.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 1995.
- What is the difference in food imports between Chad and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 15.3%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 1995.
- How do Chad and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for food imports?
- Chad ranks 33rd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th 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.
Individual pages
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.