Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Trinidad and Tobago: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 22.7% against 7.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 14.9%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Trinidad and Tobago in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.6% | 12.1% | 3.5% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 0.1% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 12.2% | 17.2% | 5.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 14.3% | 5.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 8.7% | 1.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 11.2% | 3.8% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 18.3% | 10.0% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 22.7% against 7.8% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 14.9%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for food imports?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 43rd and Trinidad and Tobago 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
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.