Bolivia vs Papua New Guinea: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Bolivia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 20.5% against 19.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bolivia ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.6% | 44.3% | 38.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 37.5% | 32.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 27.5% | 32.3% | 4.8% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 29.2% | 16.0% | 13.1% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 22.4% | 9.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 19.0% | 2.7% | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Bolivia or Papua New Guinea?
- Bolivia, at 20.5% against 19.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Bolivia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.8%, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Papua New Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Bolivia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for food exports?
- Bolivia ranks 86th and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th 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.