Turks and Caicos Islands vs World: Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- World
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 25.3% against 8.9% in World, a difference of 16.4%.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 2.9 times World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 31st and World ranks 30th of 196 countries.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Turks and Caicos Islands | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.0% | 7.9% | 12.1% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 7.0% | 3.3% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 7.5% | 18.0% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food imports, Turks and Caicos Islands or World?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 25.3% against 8.9% in World as of 2012.
- What is the difference in food imports between Turks and Caicos Islands and World?
- 16.4%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Turks and Caicos Islands and World?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2012.
- How do Turks and Caicos Islands and World rank globally for food imports?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 31st 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.