Ecuador vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Food exports

Ecuador
53.7%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
10.2%
in 2017
Ecuador rank
32nd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
33rd

Food exports over time

  • Ecuador
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
020406080100196219932024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 53.7% against 10.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 43.5%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 5.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 94.1% 17.6% 76.5% Ecuador
1970s 57.4% 18.3% 39.1% Ecuador
1990s 57.6% 8.9% 48.7% Ecuador
2000s 33.6% 6.6% 27.0% Ecuador
2010s 37.5% 8.4% 29.1% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Ecuador or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Ecuador, at 53.7% against 10.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Ecuador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
43.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2017.
How do Ecuador and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for food exports?
Ecuador ranks 32nd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd 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.