Kiribati vs Small states: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Kiribati
- Small states
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 41.4% against 16.1% in Small states, a difference of 25.3%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.6 times Small states's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 4th and Small states ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.1% | 15.8% | 22.3% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 37.3% | 13.5% | 23.8% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 15.0% | 22.8% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 42.6% | 16.3% | 26.2% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Kiribati or Small states?
- Kiribati, at 41.4% against 16.1% in Small states as of 2021.
- What is the difference in food imports between Kiribati and Small states?
- 25.3%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Small states?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Kiribati and Small states rank globally for food imports?
- Kiribati ranks 4th and Small states ranks 6th 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.