Costa Rica vs Tanzania: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Costa Rica
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 37.4% against 32.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 57th and Tanzania ranks 54th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.1% | 63.7% | 8.3% | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 66.2% | 63.2% | 3.0% | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 40.1% | 65.3% | 25.2% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 37.3% | 7.1% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 31.5% | 7.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 31.7% | 3.6% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Costa Rica or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 37.4% against 32.3% in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Costa Rica and Tanzania?
- 5.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tanzania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Tanzania rank globally for food exports?
- Costa Rica ranks 57th and Tanzania ranks 54th 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.