Egypt vs Syria: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Egypt
- Syria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 21.6% against 21.0% in Syria, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 82nd and Syria ranks 85th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.3% | 5.9% | 10.4% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 4.9% | 2.6% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 15.8% | 6.2% | Syria |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 21.0% | 4.5% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Egypt or Syria?
- Egypt, at 21.6% against 21.0% in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Egypt and Syria?
- 0.6%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Syria?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2010.
- How do Egypt and Syria rank globally for food exports?
- Egypt ranks 82nd and Syria ranks 85th 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.