Belgium vs South Africa: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Belgium
- South Africa
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 13.3% against 12.8% in South Africa, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1974 it was South Africa ahead.
Belgium ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 119th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.5% | 21.6% | 12.1% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 8.0% | 2.4% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.2% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.2% | 0.9% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 11.2% | 0.2% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Belgium or South Africa?
- Belgium, at 13.3% against 12.8% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Belgium and South Africa?
- 0.5%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Africa?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and South Africa rank globally for food exports?
- Belgium ranks 118th and South Africa ranks 119th 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.