Which has higher food imports, Haiti or Sierra Leone?

Sierra Leone, at 32.3% against 31.9% in Haiti as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sierra Leone?

9 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.

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.

Haiti vs Sierra Leone: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Haiti

31.9%

in 2017

Sierra Leone

32.3%

in 2018

Haiti rank

10th

Sierra Leone rank

9th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

Haiti
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 32.3% against 31.9% in Haiti, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	26.8%	23.7%	3.1%	Haiti
2010s	33.7%	23.2%	10.5%	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Haiti or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 32.3% against 31.9% in Haiti as of 2018.
What is the difference in food imports between Haiti and Sierra Leone?: 0.4%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sierra Leone?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2017.
How do Haiti and Sierra Leone rank globally for food imports?: Haiti ranks 10th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th 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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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, 10,133 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.