Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Yemen: Food exports

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
27.0%
in 2023
Yemen
99.3%
in 2019
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
2nd
Yemen rank
1st

Food exports over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 99.3% against 27.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 72.3%.

That makes Yemen's figure about 3.7 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ahead.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Yemen ranks 1st of 46 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 42.2% 26.3% 15.9% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2000s 35.4% 4.8% 30.6% Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
2010s 29.5% 40.8% 11.3% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Yemen?
Yemen, at 99.3% against 27.0% in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2019.
What is the difference in food exports between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Yemen?
72.3%, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Yemen?
18 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Yemen rank globally for food exports?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd and Yemen ranks 1st 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

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.