Cuba vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Food imports

Cuba
25.2%
in 2022
Turks and Caicos Islands
25.3%
in 2012
Cuba rank
30th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
29th

Food imports over time

  • Cuba
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
510152025198920052022

How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 25.3% against 25.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.

Cuba ranks 30th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 29th of 196 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Turks and Caicos Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 19.4% 20.0% 0.6% Turks and Caicos Islands
2000s 18.5% 7.9% 10.6% Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Cuba or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Turks and Caicos Islands, at 25.3% against 25.2% in Cuba as of 2012.
What is the difference in food imports between Cuba and Turks and Caicos Islands?
0.1%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Turks and Caicos Islands?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2006.
How do Cuba and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for food imports?
Cuba ranks 30th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 29th 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

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.