Caribbean Small States vs Ecuador: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Caribbean Small States
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 58.7% against 11.2% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 47.5%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 5.2 times Caribbean Small States's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Caribbean Small States ranks 25th and Ecuador ranks 27th of 46 groups.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean Small States | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.8% | 93.6% | 81.8% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 54.9% | 41.3% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 9.0% | 36.3% | 27.4% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 53.4% | 38.5% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 33.6% | 20.9% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 39.4% | 28.4% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 52.2% | 39.9% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Caribbean Small States or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 58.7% against 11.2% in Caribbean Small States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Caribbean Small States and Ecuador?
- 47.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Ecuador?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean Small States and Ecuador rank globally for food exports?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 25th and Ecuador ranks 27th of 46 groups.
- 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.