El Salvador vs Laos: Food exports
Food exports over time
- El Salvador
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 23.2% against 22.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1963 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 73rd and Laos ranks 72nd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 60.0% | 13.1% | 46.9% | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 56.2% | 2.3% | 53.9% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 18.5% | 1.7% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 21.4% | 1.6% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, El Salvador or Laos?
- Laos, at 23.2% against 22.9% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food exports between El Salvador and Laos?
- 0.3%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Laos?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Laos rank globally for food exports?
- El Salvador ranks 73rd and Laos 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.