Niger vs Sierra Leone: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Niger
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Niger currently reports 37.9% against 32.3% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Niger ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.5% | 19.9% | 2.4% | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 17.9% | 23.7% | 5.8% | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 27.6% | 10.6% | Niger |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 25.0% | 3.6% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Niger or Sierra Leone?
- Niger, at 37.9% against 32.3% in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 5.6%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sierra Leone?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
- How do Niger and Sierra Leone rank globally for food imports?
- Niger ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 9th of 196 countries.
- 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.