Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Food imports

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
9.0%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
25.4%
in 2017
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
30th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
28th

Food imports over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
510152025196219932024

How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 25.4% against 9.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 16.4%.

That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Saint Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Saint Kitts and Nevis Difference Ahead
1980s 11.7% 22.6% 10.8% Saint Kitts and Nevis
1990s 9.0% 20.4% 11.4% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2000s 7.6% 18.3% 10.7% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010s 7.6% 22.9% 15.3% Saint Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 25.4% against 9.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2017.
What is the difference in food imports between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
16.4%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for food imports?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 28th 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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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.