Ecuador vs IDA & IBRD total: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Ecuador
- IDA & IBRD total
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 58.7% against 10.1% in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 48.6%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 5.8 times IDA & IBRD total's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 27th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | IDA & IBRD total | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.2% | 19.2% | 23.0% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 53.2% | 12.9% | 40.3% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 8.9% | 24.8% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 9.7% | 29.7% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 10.4% | 41.8% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Ecuador or IDA & IBRD total?
- Ecuador, at 58.7% against 10.1% in IDA & IBRD total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Ecuador and IDA & IBRD total?
- 48.6%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and IDA & IBRD total?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for food exports?
- Ecuador ranks 27th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 28th 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.