Haiti vs Sierra Leone: Food imports

Haiti
37.3%
in 2016
Sierra Leone
32.3%
in 2018
Haiti rank
7th
Sierra Leone rank
10th

Food imports over time

  • Haiti
  • Sierra Leone
10203040196319902018

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 37.3% against 32.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th 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 34.8% 19.7% 15.1% Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Haiti or Sierra Leone?
Haiti, at 37.3% against 32.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2016.
What is the difference in food imports between Haiti and Sierra Leone?
5.0%, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Sierra Leone?
7 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2016.
How do Haiti and Sierra Leone rank globally for food imports?
Haiti ranks 7th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th 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

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.