OECD members vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Food imports

OECD members
9.1%
in 2024
Saint Kitts and Nevis
25.4%
in 2017
OECD members rank
29th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
28th

Food imports over time

  • OECD members
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
510152025196219932024

How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 25.4% against 9.1% in OECD members, a difference of 16.3%.

That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 2.8 times OECD members's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Saint Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 29th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 28th of 47 groups.

Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Saint Kitts and Nevis Difference Ahead
1980s 10.3% 22.6% 12.2% Saint Kitts and Nevis
1990s 8.5% 20.4% 11.9% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2000s 6.9% 18.3% 11.3% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010s 7.9% 22.9% 15.0% Saint Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, OECD members or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 25.4% against 9.1% in OECD members as of 2017.
What is the difference in food imports between OECD members and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
16.3%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do OECD members and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for food imports?
OECD members ranks 29th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 28th 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.