Saint Lucia vs Tonga: Food imports
Food imports over time
- Saint Lucia
- Tonga
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 27.6% against 27.5% in Tonga, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 21st and Tonga ranks 22nd of 196 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.0% | 34.4% | 8.5% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 29.0% | 4.7% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 23.3% | 0.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 27.7% | 3.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 29.2% | 1.6% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Saint Lucia or Tonga?
- Saint Lucia, at 27.6% against 27.5% in Tonga as of 2020.
- What is the difference in food imports between Saint Lucia and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Tonga?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2020.
- How do Saint Lucia and Tonga rank globally for food imports?
- Saint Lucia ranks 21st and Tonga ranks 22nd 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.