Bhutan vs Iran: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Bhutan
- Iran
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 5.9% against 5.6% in Iran, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 154th and Iran ranks 155th of 196 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 5.3% | 8.9% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 3.9% | 7.9% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 7.2% | 4.6% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 9.7% | 3.2% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Bhutan or Iran?
- Bhutan, at 5.9% against 5.6% in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Bhutan and Iran?
- 0.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iran?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Iran rank globally for food exports?
- Bhutan ranks 154th and Iran ranks 155th 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.