Cuba vs IDA & IBRD total: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Cuba
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 25.2% against 9.0% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Cuba's figure about 2.8 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 30th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.4% | 8.0% | 11.4% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 7.1% | 11.4% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 8.7% | 12.1% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 9.5% | 16.4% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Cuba or IDA & IBRD total?
- Cuba, at 25.2% against 9.0% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2022.
- What is the difference in food imports between Cuba and IDA & IBRD total?
- 16.2%, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and IDA & IBRD total?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Cuba and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for food imports?
- Cuba ranks 30th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 31st 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.