Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Libya: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 21.6% against 8.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 13.3%.
That makes Libya's figure about 2.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Libya ranks 46th of 47 groups.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.9% | 14.6% | 4.7% | Libya |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 18.1% | 7.7% | Libya |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 17.9% | 5.7% | Libya |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 15.6% | 7.8% | Libya |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 24.9% | 17.2% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Libya?
- Libya, at 21.6% against 8.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in food imports between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Libya?
- 13.3%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Libya?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Libya rank globally for food imports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Libya ranks 46th 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.