Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Costa Rica
- Madagascar
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 32.3% against 30.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 57th and Madagascar ranks 60th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.6% | 78.7% | 0.8% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 74.2% | 77.7% | 3.5% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 68.6% | 78.8% | 10.2% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 56.6% | 4.9% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 38.4% | 8.2% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 33.0% | 5.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 34.5% | 0.9% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Costa Rica or Madagascar?
- Costa Rica, at 32.3% against 30.5% in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 1.8%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for food exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 57th and Madagascar ranks 60th 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.