North America vs Somalia: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- North America
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 22.4% against 7.1% in North America, a difference of 15.3%.
That makes Somalia's figure about 3.1 times North America's.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.5% | 32.3% | 12.9% | Somalia |
| 1970s | 11.3% | 25.4% | 14.1% | Somalia |
| 1980s | 7.9% | 25.1% | 17.2% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, North America or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 22.4% against 7.1% in North America as of 1982.
- What is the difference in food imports between North America and Somalia?
- 15.3%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Somalia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 1982.
- How do North America and Somalia rank globally for food imports?
- North America ranks 45th and Somalia ranks 45th 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.