Post-demographic dividend vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)

Post-demographic dividend
8.9%
in 2025
Saint Kitts and Nevis
25.4%
in 2017
Post-demographic dividend rank
29th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
30th

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
510152025196219932025

How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 25.4% against 8.9% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 16.5%.

That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 2.9 times Post-demographic dividend's.

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

Post-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 30th 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 Post-demographic dividend Saint Kitts and Nevis Difference Ahead
1980s 10.3% 22.6% 12.2% Saint Kitts and Nevis
1990s 8.3% 20.4% 12.1% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2000s 6.8% 18.3% 11.5% Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010s 7.7% 22.9% 15.2% Saint Kitts and Nevis

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Post-demographic dividend or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 25.4% against 8.9% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2017.
What is the difference in food imports between Post-demographic dividend and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
16.5%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Post-demographic dividend and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for food imports?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 29th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 30th 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, 10,133 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.