Belgium vs Canada: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 13.8% against 13.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Canada ahead.
Belgium ranks 111th and Canada ranks 113th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.2% | 18.1% | 10.9% | Canada |
| 1970s | 9.4% | 12.6% | 3.2% | Canada |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 11.3% | 0.9% | Canada |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 6.9% | 3.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.0% | 0.6% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 11.3% | 0.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 13.1% | 1.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Belgium or Canada?
- Belgium, at 13.8% against 13.6% in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Belgium and Canada?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for food exports?
- Belgium ranks 111th and Canada ranks 113th 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.