North America vs Solomon Islands: Food imports

North America
7.3%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
22.2%
in 2018
North America rank
45th
Solomon Islands rank
43rd

Food imports over time

  • North America
  • Solomon Islands
0102030196219932024

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 22.2% against 7.3% in North America, a difference of 14.9%.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 3.0 times North America's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 45th and Solomon Islands ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1970s 11.3% 22.9% 11.6% Solomon Islands
1980s 7.3% 18.5% 11.2% Solomon Islands
2000s 4.8% 25.4% 20.6% Solomon Islands
2010s 5.9% 23.1% 17.2% Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, North America or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at 22.2% against 7.3% in North America as of 2018.
What is the difference in food imports between North America and Solomon Islands?
14.9%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Solomon Islands?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do North America and Solomon Islands rank globally for food imports?
North America ranks 45th and Solomon Islands ranks 43rd 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.