Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Solomon Islands: Food imports

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
8.3%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
22.2%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
43rd
Solomon Islands rank
43rd

Food imports over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Solomon Islands
102030196219932024

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 22.2% against 8.3% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 13.9%.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Solomon Islands ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 10.4% 22.9% 12.6% Solomon Islands
1980s 12.2% 18.5% 6.4% Solomon Islands
2000s 7.6% 25.4% 17.8% Solomon Islands
2010s 7.4% 23.1% 15.6% Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 22.2% against 8.3% 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 Solomon Islands?
13.9%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Solomon Islands?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Solomon Islands rank globally for food imports?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Solomon Islands ranks 43rd 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

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.