Cape Verde vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Food exports

Cape Verde
86.4%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
14.7%
in 2024
Cape Verde rank
14th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
14th

Food exports over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
020406080197419992024

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 86.4% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 71.7%.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 5.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 4 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 68.7% 24.9% 43.8% Cape Verde
1990s 18.2% 19.9% 1.8% Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 28.8% 15.3% 13.5% Cape Verde
2010s 83.6% 13.7% 69.9% Cape Verde
2020s 87.1% 13.7% 73.4% Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Cape Verde or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Cape Verde, at 86.4% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
71.7%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Cape Verde and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for food exports?
Cape Verde ranks 14th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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, 9,957 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.