Eswatini vs Tanzania: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Eswatini
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 31.0% against 29.7% in Eswatini, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tanzania ahead.
Eswatini ranks 60th and Tanzania ranks 57th of 196 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 37.3% | 13.0% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 31.5% | 2.8% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 30.3% | 1.2% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Eswatini or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 31.0% against 29.7% in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Eswatini and Tanzania?
- 1.3%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Tanzania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Tanzania rank globally for food exports?
- Eswatini ranks 60th and Tanzania ranks 57th 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.