Dominica vs Latin America & Caribbean: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Dominica
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 25.2% against 9.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 16.1%.
That makes Dominica's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Dominica has been ahead every year.
Dominica ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.2% | 11.1% | 23.1% | Dominica |
| 1980s | 28.1% | 12.0% | 16.1% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 26.5% | 9.0% | 17.5% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 7.7% | 14.2% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 7.9% | 14.3% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 9.2% | 16.5% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Dominica or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Dominica, at 25.2% against 9.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Dominica and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 16.1%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do Dominica and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for food imports?
- Dominica ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th 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.