Saint Lucia vs East Timor: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Saint Lucia
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 28.1% against 27.6% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 23rd and East Timor ranks 20th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.6% | 18.4% | 4.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 25.3% | 1.6% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 31.3% | 3.6% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Saint Lucia or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 28.1% against 27.6% in Saint Lucia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food imports between Saint Lucia and East Timor?
- 0.5%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and East Timor?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2020.
- How do Saint Lucia and East Timor rank globally for food imports?
- Saint Lucia ranks 23rd and East Timor ranks 20th 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.