Benin vs Togo: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Benin
- Togo
How they compare
Benin currently reports 39.7% against 34.4% in Togo, a difference of 5.3%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Togo's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 52nd and Togo ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Togo in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.3% | 59.8% | 23.5% | Benin |
| 1970s | 63.8% | 44.2% | 19.5% | Benin |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 20.7% | 41.2% | Benin |
| 1990s | 15.7% | 18.3% | 2.6% | Togo |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 19.0% | 8.9% | Benin |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 18.7% | 19.1% | Benin |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 28.7% | 0.6% | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Benin or Togo?
- Benin, at 39.7% against 34.4% in Togo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Benin and Togo?
- 5.3%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Togo?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Togo rank globally for food exports?
- Benin ranks 52nd and Togo 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.