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Table 3 Descriptive Statistics of the variables

From: New evidence in the relationship between trade openness and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa

Variable

Mean

Standard Deviation

Minimum

Maximum

ADESA

164.936

332.8705

74

2322

APS

61.40372

12.39167

18.1

86.7

PCFSV

40.54372

25.63688

4

172

SDES

60,75772

9.238633

18

81

Openness

65.13726

28.59369

0.7846308

175.798

Globalization

44.895

13.183

28.29897

72.11279

Corruption

− 0.5429532

0.5994993

− 1.558522

1.216737

Governance

− 0.662

0.61

− 1.849

1.057

Political

− 0.41

0.828

− 2.7

1.2

Remittances

4.042124

6.279392

0.0001832

50.102

EDUC

45.1879

23.52161

6.487

109.444

Log (DGP)

22.86113

0.848

6.076

10.079

SADGP

22.614

14.30082

1.798135

79.042

POP growth

2.419

0.859

-0.616

4.63

IND

2.44

8.101

0.0000413

95.698

IPC

7.729

17.396

-9.616

359.937

Agri. productivity

1451.808

1055.928

34.3

9453.7

Landlocked

0.324

0.468

0

1

  1. Source: Authors based on data, 2022