Sao Tome and Principe vs Sierra Leone: Food imports

Sao Tome and Principe
31.8%
in 2023
Sierra Leone
32.3%
in 2018
Sao Tome and Principe rank
11th
Sierra Leone rank
10th

Food imports over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Sierra Leone
10203040196319932023

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 32.3% against 31.8% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th of 196 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
2000s 36.3% 27.6% 8.6% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 30.9% 25.0% 5.9% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Sao Tome and Principe or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 32.3% against 31.8% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2018.
What is the difference in food imports between Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
0.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Sierra Leone rank globally for food imports?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 11th and Sierra Leone ranks 10th 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

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.