Saint Kitts and Nevis vs World: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- World
How they compare
Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 25.4% against 8.9% in World, a difference of 16.5%.
That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 2.9 times World's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Saint Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.
Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 30th and World ranks 30th of 196 countries.
Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Kitts and Nevis | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.6% | 10.4% | 12.2% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 1990s | 20.4% | 8.3% | 12.1% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 7.0% | 11.3% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 8.0% | 14.9% | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Saint Kitts and Nevis or World?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 25.4% against 8.9% in World as of 2017.
- What is the difference in food imports between Saint Kitts and Nevis and World?
- 16.5%, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Kitts and Nevis and World?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
- How do Saint Kitts and Nevis and World rank globally for food imports?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 30th and World ranks 30th 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.