Chile vs El Salvador: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Chile
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 22.9% against 22.7% in Chile, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1963 it was El Salvador ahead.
Chile ranks 76th and El Salvador ranks 73rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 60.0% | 54.5% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 58.3% | 49.3% | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 21.5% | 59.0% | 37.5% | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 50.7% | 24.6% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 17.2% | 4.3% | Chile |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 20.2% | 1.8% | Chile |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 20.4% | 1.7% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Chile or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 22.9% against 22.7% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Chile and El Salvador?
- 0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for food exports?
- Chile ranks 76th 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
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.