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Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2017 — 25.38%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 176. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 2.63 pp.

2017 25.38% +0.51 pp vs 2016
World rank 19of 176
Period maximum 25.58%2012
Period minimum 15.62%2002

Trend over time

1981–2017 · % of merchandise imports

Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 1981–20171517.52022.52527.519811985198919931997200120052009201320171981: 22.75%1982: 24.63%1983: 23.3%1986: 22.91%1987: 19.18%1993: 21.99%1994: 21.18%1995: 21.07%1996: 20.31%1997: 19.16%1999: 18.52%2000: 19.04%2001: 17.35%2002: 15.62%2003: 16.58%2004: 19.43%2005: 18.5%2006: 18.61%2007: 18.69%2008: 17.77%2009: 20.96%2010: 19.72%2011: 23.7%2012: 25.58%2013: 21.9%2014: 21%2015: 21.21%2016: 24.87%2017: 25.38%
Change over the period: +2.63 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 25.38%
World 8.52%
Latin America & Caribbean 8.24%
High-income countries computed 8.41%
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 25.38 +0.51 pp
2016 24.87 +3.66 pp
2015 21.21 +0.21 pp
2014 21 −0.9 pp
2013 21.9 −3.68 pp
2012 25.58 +1.88 pp
2011 23.7 +3.98 pp
2010 19.72 −1.25 pp
2009 20.96 +3.19 pp
2008 17.77 −0.92 pp
2007 18.69 +0.08 pp
2006 18.61 +0.11 pp
2005 18.5 −0.93 pp
2004 19.43 +2.84 pp
2003 16.58 +0.97 pp
2002 15.62 −1.74 pp
2001 17.35 −1.69 pp
2000 19.04 +0.52 pp
1999 18.52 —
1997 19.16 −1.16 pp
1996 20.31 −0.75 pp
1995 21.07 −0.11 pp
1994 21.18 −0.81 pp
1993 21.99 —
1987 19.18 −3.73 pp
1986 22.91 —
1983 23.3 −1.32 pp
1982 24.63 +1.87 pp
1981 22.75 —

Caribbean, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AW Aruba 29.56 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28.07 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 25.38 LC Saint Lucia 24.65 AG Antigua and Barbuda 23.04 GD Grenada 22.36 BB Barbados 21.96 DM Dominica 21.15 CU Cuba 20.98 BS Bahamas 18.6 JM Jamaica 16.73 DO Dominican Republic 14.93 TT Trinidad and Tobago 13.97
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About the indicator

The share of food in merchandise imports. The indicator reads as a measure of food dependence, but with a caveat: a high share occurs both in rich countries with little agriculture, where food is simply a large item of consumption, and in the poorest ones, where it means vulnerability to world grain prices. Comparing it with food insecurity and with the share of agriculture in the economy helps tell the two cases apart.

Important: A high value is not in itself a sign of trouble: in Singapore and Japan the share is high while the food supply is entirely secure. It is worth looking at together with food insecurity.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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