Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Ghana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 19.7% against 19.7% in Ghana, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ghana ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 5 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.2% | 44.3% | 26.9% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 66.4% | 36.2% | 30.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 56.6% | 32.3% | 24.3% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 15.1% | 23.8% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 22.4% | 2.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 19.7% | 1.8% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 19.7% against 19.7% in Ghana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food exports between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for food exports?
- Ghana ranks 89th and Papua New Guinea ranks 88th 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.