Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Sao Tome and Principe: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 31.8% against 14.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 16.9%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.1 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 17.7% | 1.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 34.7% | 19.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 30.9% | 15.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 31.9% | 14.9% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 31.8% against 14.9% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 16.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for food imports?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 12th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th 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
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.