Benin vs Macao: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Benin
- Macao
How they compare
Benin currently reports 39.7% against 37.2% in Macao, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Macao's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 52nd and Macao ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.4% | 5.5% | 53.0% | Benin |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 2.4% | 46.5% | Benin |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 0.9% | 14.8% | Benin |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 2.5% | 26.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 32.3% | 5.5% | Benin |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 16.0% | 12.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Benin or Macao?
- Benin, at 39.7% against 37.2% in Macao as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Benin and Macao?
- 2.5%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Macao?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Macao rank globally for food exports?
- Benin ranks 52nd and Macao ranks 54th 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.