Iceland vs Upper middle income: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Iceland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 46.9% against 9.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 37.9%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 5.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 38 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 41st and Upper middle income ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.9% | 18.8% | 58.1% | Iceland |
| 1990s | 76.9% | 12.4% | 64.5% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 8.3% | 47.2% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 8.9% | 35.6% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 9.3% | 36.4% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Iceland or Upper middle income?
- Iceland, at 46.9% against 9.0% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Iceland and Upper middle income?
- 37.9%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Upper middle income?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Upper middle income rank globally for food exports?
- Iceland ranks 41st and Upper middle income 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.