IDA total vs Samoa: Food imports
Food imports over time
- IDA total
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 29.6% against 14.7% in IDA total, a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 2.0 times IDA total's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
IDA total ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.5% | 27.6% | 11.1% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 15.1% | 24.9% | 9.7% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 26.5% | 11.3% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 30.2% | 14.7% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, IDA total or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 29.6% against 14.7% in IDA total as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between IDA total and Samoa?
- 14.9%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Samoa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
- How do IDA total and Samoa rank globally for food imports?
- IDA total ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 16th 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.