Low & middle income vs Vanuatu: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Low & middle income
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 25.0% against 8.8% in Low & middle income, a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.9 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.
Low & middle income ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low & middle income | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.8% | 31.2% | 20.4% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 21.4% | 15.6% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 21.2% | 14.6% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 24.1% | 16.7% | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Low & middle income or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 25.0% against 8.8% in Low & middle income as of 2011.
- What is the difference in food imports between Low & middle income and Vanuatu?
- 16.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and Vanuatu?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
- How do Low & middle income and Vanuatu rank globally for food imports?
- Low & middle income ranks 35th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd 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.