Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Palau: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 23.0% against 7.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 15.2%.
That makes Palau's figure about 3.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Palau ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 23.9% | 16.4% | Palau |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 23.0% | 15.5% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Palau?
- Palau, at 23.0% against 7.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in food imports between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palau?
- 15.2%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palau?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palau rank globally for food imports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Palau ranks 40th 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.