Papua New Guinea vs Trinidad and Tobago: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 16.5% against 16.4% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 86th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 87th of 196 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 9.6% | 12.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 18.1% | 1.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 18.9% | 11.3% | 7.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 8.8% | 7.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 11.1% | 1.9% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 17.7% | 0.7% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Papua New Guinea or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Papua New Guinea, at 16.5% against 16.4% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for food imports?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 86th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 87th of 196 countries.
- 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.