Guatemala vs Sierra Leone: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Guatemala
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 46.8% against 45.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 44th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.1% | 21.5% | 36.5% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 58.9% | 32.1% | 26.8% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 55.3% | 3.1% | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 57.8% | 12.8% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Guatemala or Sierra Leone?
- Guatemala, at 46.8% against 45.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Guatemala and Sierra Leone?
- 1.2%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Sierra Leone?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
- How do Guatemala and Sierra Leone rank globally for food exports?
- Guatemala ranks 42nd and Sierra Leone ranks 44th 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.