Least developed countries vs Sierra Leone: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Least developed countries
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 32.3% against 15.6% in Least developed countries, a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.1 times Least developed countries's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Least developed countries ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Least developed countries | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.2% | 22.5% | 6.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 25.0% | 8.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Least developed countries or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 32.3% against 15.6% in Least developed countries as of 2018.
- What is the difference in food imports between Least developed countries and Sierra Leone?
- 16.7%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Sierra Leone?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
- How do Least developed countries and Sierra Leone rank globally for food imports?
- Least developed countries ranks 8th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th 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.