Dominican Republic vs Senegal: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Dominican Republic
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 19.0% against 18.6% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Senegal ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 75th and Senegal ranks 72nd of 196 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.6% | 28.4% | 11.9% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 26.0% | 9.0% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 26.4% | 11.7% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 22.6% | 8.2% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 20.3% | 2.2% | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Dominican Republic or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 19.0% against 18.6% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Dominican Republic and Senegal?
- 0.4%, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Senegal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Senegal rank globally for food imports?
- Dominican Republic ranks 75th and Senegal ranks 72nd 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.