Finland vs Suriname: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Finland
- Suriname
How they compare
Finland currently reports 3.1% against 2.4% in Suriname, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.3 times Suriname's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Suriname ahead.
Finland ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 170th of 196 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 10.9% | 6.9% | Suriname |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 11.0% | 7.4% | Suriname |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 17.0% | 14.4% | Suriname |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 4.1% | 1.5% | Suriname |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 3.8% | 0.9% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Finland or Suriname?
- Finland, at 3.1% against 2.4% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Finland and Suriname?
- 0.7%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Suriname rank globally for food exports?
- Finland ranks 168th and Suriname ranks 170th 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.