Guatemala vs World: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Guatemala
- World
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 47.5% against 9.1% in World, a difference of 38.4%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 5.2 times World's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Guatemala has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 40th and World ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.2% | 19.5% | 39.7% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 58.7% | 16.6% | 42.1% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 61.1% | 13.5% | 47.6% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 61.5% | 9.4% | 52.0% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 7.1% | 37.9% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 8.3% | 36.0% | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 8.9% | 39.0% | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Guatemala or World?
- Guatemala, at 47.5% against 9.1% in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Guatemala and World?
- 38.4%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and World?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Guatemala and World rank globally for food exports?
- Guatemala ranks 40th and World ranks 38th 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.