Gambia vs Jamaica: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Gambia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 22.2% against 22.0% in Gambia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Jamaica ahead.
Gambia ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 51st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.1% | 21.2% | 3.9% | Gambia |
| 1980s | 25.9% | 20.3% | 5.6% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 38.3% | 16.3% | 22.0% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 14.9% | 21.5% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 17.4% | 19.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 21.0% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Gambia or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 22.2% against 22.0% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Gambia and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jamaica?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Jamaica rank globally for food imports?
- Gambia ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 51st 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.