Trinidad and Tobago vs Upper middle income: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 22.7% against 8.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 2.8 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Trinidad and Tobago has been ahead every year.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 43rd and Upper middle income ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Trinidad and Tobago | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.1% | 8.2% | 12.9% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 6.8% | 7.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 5.9% | 2.8% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 7.3% | 3.9% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 8.9% | 9.4% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Trinidad and Tobago or Upper middle income?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 22.7% against 8.2% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food imports between Trinidad and Tobago and Upper middle income?
- 14.5%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Trinidad and Tobago and Upper middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Trinidad and Tobago and Upper middle income rank globally for food imports?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 43rd and Upper middle income ranks 42nd 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.