Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 25.3% against 9.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 16.3%.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 29th of 47 groups.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 20.0% | 11.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 10.3% | 2.7% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 25.6% | 18.1% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 25.3% against 9.0% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2012.
- What is the difference in food imports between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 16.3%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
- How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for food imports?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 29th 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.