China vs Finland: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- China
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 3.1% against 2.3% in China, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1984 it was China ahead.
China ranks 171st and Finland ranks 168th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Finland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.7% | 3.0% | 10.7% | China |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 2.7% | 5.9% | China |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.0% | 1.8% | China |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.2% | China |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, China or Finland?
- Finland, at 3.1% against 2.3% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between China and Finland?
- 0.8%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Finland?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do China and Finland rank globally for food exports?
- China ranks 171st and Finland ranks 168th 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.