Africa Eastern and Southern vs Cape Verde: Food exports

Africa Eastern and Southern
14.5%
in 2024
Cape Verde
86.4%
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
17th
Cape Verde rank
14th

Food exports over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Cape Verde
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How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 86.4% against 14.5% in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 71.9%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 6.0 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 17th and Cape Verde ranks 14th of 46 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Cape Verde in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Cape Verde Difference Ahead
1970s 22.4% 68.7% 46.3% Cape Verde
1980s 15.3% 83.8% 68.5% Cape Verde
1990s 23.8% 19.5% 4.3% Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 16.5% 28.5% 12.0% Cape Verde
2010s 13.8% 83.6% 69.8% Cape Verde
2020s 14.1% 87.1% 73.0% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Africa Eastern and Southern or Cape Verde?
Cape Verde, at 86.4% against 14.5% in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Africa Eastern and Southern and Cape Verde?
71.9%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Cape Verde?
29 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Cape Verde rank globally for food exports?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 17th and Cape Verde ranks 14th of 46 groups.
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

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.