Chile vs Zimbabwe: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Chile
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Chile currently reports 21.9% against 21.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Chile ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 80th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.6% | 40.3% | 15.8% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 47.0% | 21.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 29.0% | 7.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 27.3% | 5.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 19.4% | 3.0% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Chile or Zimbabwe?
- Chile, at 21.9% against 21.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Chile and Zimbabwe?
- 0.3%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Zimbabwe?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Zimbabwe rank globally for food exports?
- Chile ranks 79th and Zimbabwe ranks 80th 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.