Botswana vs South Korea: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)

Botswana
1.9%
in 2023
South Korea
1.7%
in 2025
Botswana rank
176th
South Korea rank
178th

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time

  • Botswana
  • South Korea
010203040196219932025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1.9% against 1.7% in South Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 176th and South Korea ranks 178th of 196 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana South Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 3.0% 1.2% 1.8% Botswana
2010s 2.3% 1.2% 1.1% Botswana
2020s 1.8% 1.6% 0.3% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Botswana or South Korea?
Botswana, at 1.9% against 1.7% in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in food exports between Botswana and South Korea?
0.2%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Korea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Botswana and South Korea rank globally for food exports?
Botswana ranks 176th and South Korea ranks 178th 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

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 10,095 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.