Afghanistan vs Ecuador: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Afghanistan
- Ecuador
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 63.9% against 58.7% in Ecuador, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Ecuador ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Ecuador ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.1% | 94.2% | 58.1% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 37.7% | 57.4% | 19.8% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 30.5% | 24.6% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 39.4% | 3.7% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Afghanistan or Ecuador?
- Afghanistan, at 63.9% against 58.7% in Ecuador as of 2019.
- What is the difference in food exports between Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 5.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ecuador?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Afghanistan and Ecuador rank globally for food exports?
- Afghanistan ranks 25th and Ecuador ranks 27th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food exports (% of merchandise exports). 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 exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.