Colombia vs Samoa: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Colombia
- Samoa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 25.4% against 24.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Samoa ahead.
Colombia ranks 67th and Samoa ranks 68th of 196 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.8% | 95.3% | 21.5% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 67.9% | 90.0% | 22.2% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 64.8% | 92.7% | 27.9% | Samoa |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 21.4% | 4.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 42.3% | 29.7% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 47.5% | 30.4% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Colombia or Samoa?
- Colombia, at 25.4% against 24.8% in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Colombia and Samoa?
- 0.6%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Samoa rank globally for food exports?
- Colombia ranks 67th and Samoa ranks 68th 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.