Bolivia vs Peru: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Bolivia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 21.2% against 20.5% in Bolivia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Peru ahead.
Bolivia ranks 86th and Peru ranks 84th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 38.0% | 34.9% | Peru |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 35.4% | 29.7% | Peru |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 18.1% | 12.1% | Peru |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 27.4% | 5.1% | Peru |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 18.6% | 4.3% | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 18.9% | 3.7% | Peru |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 22.3% | 0.5% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Bolivia or Peru?
- Peru, at 21.2% against 20.5% in Bolivia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Bolivia and Peru?
- 0.7%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Peru?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Peru rank globally for food exports?
- Bolivia ranks 86th and Peru ranks 84th 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.