Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 24.7% against 23.7% in El Salvador, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 69th and El Salvador ranks 72nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.5% | 58.2% | 19.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 67.6% | 57.7% | 9.9% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 10.7% | 53.8% | 43.1% | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 16.9% | 1.1% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 23.5% | 20.2% | 3.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.0% | 0.7% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?
- Dominican Republic, at 24.7% against 23.7% in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
- 1.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for food exports?
- Dominican Republic ranks 69th and El Salvador ranks 72nd 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.