Jamaica vs Maldives: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Jamaica
- Maldives
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 22.2% against 22.0% in Maldives, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Maldives ahead.
Jamaica ranks 51st and Maldives ranks 52nd of 196 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.3% | 24.0% | 7.7% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 19.5% | 4.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 20.8% | 3.4% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 0.0% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Jamaica or Maldives?
- Jamaica, at 22.2% against 22.0% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Jamaica and Maldives?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for food imports?
- Jamaica ranks 51st and Maldives ranks 52nd 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
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.