Kenya vs Nicaragua: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Kenya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 16.6% against 16.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Kenya ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 85th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7% | 10.1% | 3.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 13.3% | 4.4% | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 18.3% | 4.3% | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 14.7% | 2.9% | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 15.4% | 2.0% | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 16.9% | 15.5% | 1.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Kenya or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 16.6% against 16.3% in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 0.3%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nicaragua?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Nicaragua rank globally for food imports?
- Kenya ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 85th 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.