Haiti vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Haiti
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 31.9% against 14.8% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 17.1%.
That makes Haiti's figure about 2.1 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Haiti has been ahead every year.
Haiti ranks 10th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.7% | 16.5% | 9.2% | Haiti |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 15.8% | 17.4% | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Haiti or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Haiti, at 31.9% against 14.8% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2017.
- What is the difference in food imports between Haiti and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 17.1%, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2017.
- How do Haiti and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for food imports?
- Haiti ranks 10th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 11th 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.