Benin vs Dominica: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Benin
- Dominica
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 41.2% against 39.7% in Benin, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Dominica ahead.
Benin ranks 52nd and Dominica ranks 50th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Dominica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.7% | 71.1% | 0.4% | Dominica |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 45.6% | 16.2% | Benin |
| 1990s | 16.1% | 43.9% | 27.8% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 39.1% | 10.1% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 36.6% | 3.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 37.9% | 12.6% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Benin or Dominica?
- Dominica, at 41.2% against 39.7% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food exports between Benin and Dominica?
- 1.5%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Dominica?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Dominica rank globally for food exports?
- Benin ranks 52nd and Dominica ranks 50th 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.