Ecuador vs Europe & Central Asia: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Ecuador
- Europe & Central Asia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 58.7% against 10.6% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 48.1%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 5.5 times Europe & Central Asia's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 27th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th of 196 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Europe & Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.2% | 15.4% | 78.8% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 54.9% | 12.8% | 42.1% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 36.3% | 11.6% | 24.7% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 52.5% | 9.9% | 42.6% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 7.5% | 26.1% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 9.1% | 30.3% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 10.1% | 42.1% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Ecuador or Europe & Central Asia?
- Ecuador, at 58.7% against 10.6% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Ecuador and Europe & Central Asia?
- 48.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Europe & Central Asia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Europe & Central Asia rank globally for food exports?
- Ecuador ranks 27th and Europe & Central Asia ranks 27th 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.