Pre-demographic dividend vs Sierra Leone: Food imports

Pre-demographic dividend
15.5%
in 2019
Sierra Leone
32.3%
in 2018
Pre-demographic dividend rank
9th
Sierra Leone rank
10th

Food imports over time

  • Pre-demographic dividend
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 32.3% against 15.5% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 16.8%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 2.1 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pre-demographic dividend Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1970s 16.9% 23.7% 6.8% Sierra Leone
2000s 13.5% 27.6% 14.2% Sierra Leone
2010s 15.8% 25.0% 9.2% Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Pre-demographic dividend or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 32.3% against 15.5% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2018.
What is the difference in food imports between Pre-demographic dividend and Sierra Leone?
16.8%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pre-demographic dividend and Sierra Leone?
12 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Pre-demographic dividend and Sierra Leone rank globally for food imports?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th 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, 9,994 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.