Jamaica vs Solomon Islands: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Jamaica
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 22.2% against 22.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
Jamaica ranks 51st and Solomon Islands ranks 50th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.2% | 22.6% | 1.4% | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 18.5% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 25.4% | 10.7% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 23.1% | 5.7% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Jamaica or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 22.2% against 22.2% in Jamaica as of 2018.
- What is the difference in food imports between Jamaica and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Solomon Islands?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Jamaica and Solomon Islands rank globally for food imports?
- Jamaica ranks 51st and Solomon Islands ranks 50th 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.