Other small states vs Sao Tome and Principe: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Other small states
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 31.8% against 15.3% in Other small states, a difference of 16.5%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.1 times Other small states's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Other small states ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Other small states | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.6% | 17.7% | 3.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 34.7% | 21.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 30.9% | 16.4% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 31.9% | 17.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Other small states or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 31.8% against 15.3% in Other small states as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Other small states and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 16.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Other small states and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for food imports?
- Other small states ranks 11th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th 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.