Cameroon vs El Salvador: Food exports

Cameroon
22.8%
in 2023
El Salvador
22.9%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
75th
El Salvador rank
73rd

Food exports over time

  • Cameroon
  • El Salvador
20406080196219932024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 22.9% against 22.8% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 75th and El Salvador ranks 73rd of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon El Salvador Difference Ahead
1960s 64.1% 60.0% 4.0% Cameroon
1970s 66.6% 58.3% 8.3% Cameroon
1980s 43.4% 60.7% 17.3% El Salvador
1990s 24.6% 54.9% 30.3% El Salvador
2000s 20.9% 17.2% 3.8% Cameroon
2010s 24.8% 20.2% 4.6% Cameroon
2020s 21.4% 19.8% 1.6% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Cameroon or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 22.9% against 22.8% in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Cameroon and El Salvador?
0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and El Salvador?
48 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and El Salvador rank globally for food exports?
Cameroon ranks 75th and El Salvador ranks 73rd 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.