IDA only vs Maldives: Food exports
Food exports over time
- IDA only
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 94.4% against 25.6% in IDA only, a difference of 68.8%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 3.7 times IDA only's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
IDA only ranks 3rd and Maldives ranks 6th of 46 groups.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA only | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 80.5% | 56.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 23.8% | 97.8% | 74.0% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 96.0% | 69.5% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, IDA only or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 94.4% against 25.6% in IDA only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between IDA only and Maldives?
- 68.8%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Maldives?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do IDA only and Maldives rank globally for food exports?
- IDA only ranks 3rd and Maldives ranks 6th 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.