Pre-demographic dividend vs Sao Tome and Principe: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Pre-demographic dividend
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 31.8% against 15.5% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 16.3%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.1 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th of 47 groups.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pre-demographic dividend | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 33.4% | 19.6% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 30.8% | 15.3% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Pre-demographic dividend or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 31.8% against 15.5% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Pre-demographic dividend and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 16.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
- How do Pre-demographic dividend and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for food imports?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th 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.