Costa Rica vs Tonga: Food exports

Costa Rica
32.3%
in 2024
Tonga
30.9%
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
57th
Tonga rank
58th

Food exports over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Tonga
0100200300400196519942024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 32.3% against 30.9% in Tonga, a difference of 1.4%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 58th of 196 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 72.3% 96.0% 23.7% Tonga
1980s 69.3% 85.7% 16.4% Tonga
2000s 30.2% 59.1% 28.9% Tonga
2010s 37.3% 93.7% 56.4% Tonga
2020s 36.1% 62.8% 26.7% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Costa Rica or Tonga?
Costa Rica, at 32.3% against 30.9% in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Costa Rica and Tonga?
1.4%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tonga?
35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Tonga rank globally for food exports?
Costa Rica ranks 57th and Tonga ranks 58th 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

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.