IDA blend vs Sao Tome and Principe: Food imports

IDA blend
14.1%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
31.8%
in 2023
IDA blend rank
14th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
11th

Food imports over time

  • IDA blend
  • Sao Tome and Principe
10203040196219932024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 31.8% against 14.1% in IDA blend, a difference of 17.7%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.3 times IDA blend's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was IDA blend ahead.

IDA blend ranks 14th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA blend Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 19.6% 17.7% 1.8% IDA blend
2000s 14.7% 33.7% 19.0% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 14.7% 30.9% 16.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 15.9% 31.9% 16.0% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, IDA blend or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 31.8% against 14.1% in IDA blend as of 2023.
What is the difference in food imports between IDA blend and Sao Tome and Principe?
17.7%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Sao Tome and Principe?
23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do IDA blend and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for food imports?
IDA blend ranks 14th 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

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.