OECD members vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Food imports
Food imports over time
- OECD members
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
How they compare
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 26.0% against 9.1% in OECD members, a difference of 16.9%.
That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's figure about 2.9 times OECD members's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has been ahead every year.
OECD members ranks 29th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 27th of 47 groups.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 37.3% | 25.3% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 35.2% | 24.8% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 24.1% | 15.7% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 22.9% | 15.9% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 26.0% | 18.1% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 27.6% | 19.2% | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, OECD members or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 26.0% against 9.1% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between OECD members and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 16.9%, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do OECD members and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for food imports?
- OECD members ranks 29th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 27th 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.