Hungary vs United States: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Hungary
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 9.0% against 8.9% in Hungary, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1964 it was United States ahead.
Hungary ranks 139th and United States ranks 136th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.9% | 19.1% | 9.2% | United States |
| 1970s | 12.1% | 19.1% | 7.0% | United States |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 15.8% | 6.3% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 17.6% | 9.7% | 7.9% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 8.2% | 1.3% | United States |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 9.9% | 1.7% | United States |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 10.1% | 1.6% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Hungary or United States?
- United States, at 9.0% against 8.9% in Hungary as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Hungary and United States?
- 0.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and United States?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Hungary and United States rank globally for food exports?
- Hungary ranks 139th and United States ranks 136th 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.