Sri Lanka vs Suriname: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Sri Lanka
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 15.5% against 15.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 97th and Suriname ranks 95th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.1% | 15.0% | 25.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 46.0% | 11.9% | 34.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 12.4% | 3.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 13.3% | 12.4% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 14.7% | 2.0% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 15.2% | 0.4% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Sri Lanka or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 15.5% against 15.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food imports between Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 0.2%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Suriname?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Suriname rank globally for food imports?
- Sri Lanka ranks 97th and Suriname ranks 95th 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.