Benin vs Myanmar: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Benin
- Myanmar
How they compare
Benin currently reports 39.7% against 36.7% in Myanmar, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 52nd and Myanmar ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.2% | 71.1% | 11.1% | Benin |
| 1970s | 62.4% | 53.8% | 8.5% | Benin |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 28.8% | 9.0% | Benin |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 30.5% | 2.3% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Benin or Myanmar?
- Benin, at 39.7% against 36.7% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Benin and Myanmar?
- 3.0%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Myanmar?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Myanmar rank globally for food exports?
- Benin ranks 52nd and Myanmar ranks 55th 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.