India vs Italy: Food exports

India
11.1%
in 2024
Italy
11.2%
in 2024
India rank
128th
Italy rank
127th

Food exports over time

  • India
  • Italy
10203040196219932024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 11.2% against 11.1% in India, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1962 it was India ahead.

India ranks 128th and Italy ranks 127th of 196 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 34.3% 11.6% 22.8% India
1970s 31.7% 8.1% 23.6% India
1980s 23.5% 6.9% 16.6% India
1990s 16.8% 6.7% 10.1% India
2000s 10.5% 6.7% 3.8% India
2010s 10.5% 8.5% 2.1% India
2020s 11.5% 10.3% 1.1% India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, India or Italy?
Italy, at 11.2% against 11.1% in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between India and Italy?
0.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
How do India and Italy rank globally for food exports?
India ranks 128th and Italy ranks 127th 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

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.