IDA only vs Sao Tome and Principe: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- IDA only
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 31.8% against 15.2% in IDA only, a difference of 16.6%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.1 times IDA only's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
IDA only ranks 10th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 34.7% | 19.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 30.9% | 15.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 33.3% | 17.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, IDA only or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 31.8% against 15.2% in IDA only as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between IDA only and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 16.6%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do IDA only and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for food imports?
- IDA only ranks 10th 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.