Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Maldives: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 97.0% against 28.5% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 68.5%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 3.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 4th of 46 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 74.4% | 29.2% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 80.5% | 44.6% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 97.8% | 67.7% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 27.9% | 95.9% | 68.0% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 97.0% against 28.5% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Maldives?
- 68.5%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Maldives?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Maldives rank globally for food exports?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Maldives ranks 4th of 46 groups.
- 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.