Solomon Islands vs Upper middle income: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Solomon Islands
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 22.2% against 8.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.7%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 2.6 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Solomon Islands has been ahead every year.
Solomon Islands ranks 43rd and Upper middle income ranks 41st of 196 countries.
Solomon Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Solomon Islands | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.7% | 8.2% | 12.5% | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 25.4% | 5.9% | 19.5% | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 7.3% | 15.8% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Solomon Islands or Upper middle income?
- Solomon Islands, at 22.2% against 8.5% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
- What is the difference in food imports between Solomon Islands and Upper middle income?
- 13.7%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Upper middle income?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2018.
- How do Solomon Islands and Upper middle income rank globally for food imports?
- Solomon Islands ranks 43rd and Upper middle income ranks 41st 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.