Japan vs Sierra Leone: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Japan
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.2% | 0.4% | 21.8% | Japan |
| 1970s | 12.5% | 1.1% | 11.5% | Japan |
| 1980s | 6.9% | 1.0% | 5.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 5.6% | 2.3% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Japan or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Japan and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sierra Leone?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2018.
- How do Japan and Sierra Leone rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Japan ranks 50th and Sierra Leone ranks 47th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials 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
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). 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.