Lower middle income vs Saint Lucia: Food imports

Lower middle income
9.8%
in 2024
Saint Lucia
27.6%
in 2020
Lower middle income rank
24th
Saint Lucia rank
21st

Food imports over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Saint Lucia
51015202530196219932024

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 27.6% against 9.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 17.8%.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 24th and Saint Lucia ranks 21st of 47 groups.

Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
1970s 19.1% 26.9% 7.7% Saint Lucia
1980s 13.5% 24.2% 10.7% Saint Lucia
1990s 10.9% 25.3% 14.4% Saint Lucia
2000s 10.1% 22.6% 12.4% Saint Lucia
2010s 10.3% 24.1% 13.8% Saint Lucia
2020s 12.0% 27.6% 15.6% Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Lower middle income or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 27.6% against 9.8% in Lower middle income as of 2020.
What is the difference in food imports between Lower middle income and Saint Lucia?
17.8%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Saint Lucia?
40 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2020.
How do Lower middle income and Saint Lucia rank globally for food imports?
Lower middle income ranks 24th and Saint Lucia ranks 21st 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

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.