Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Solomon Islands: Food imports

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
8.4%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
22.2%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
42nd
Solomon Islands rank
43rd

Food imports over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 22.2% against 8.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 13.8%.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 2.6 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Solomon Islands ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 6.3% 25.4% 19.1% Solomon Islands
2010s 8.0% 23.1% 15.1% Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 22.2% against 8.4% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in food imports between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Solomon Islands?
13.8%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Solomon Islands?
17 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Solomon Islands rank globally for food imports?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 42nd and Solomon Islands ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
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.