Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Jamaica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 29.5% against 29.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Jamaica ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.5% | 80.2% | 33.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 21.4% | 62.6% | 41.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 21.0% | 45.5% | 24.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 23.4% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 22.4% | 1.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 23.2% | 25.8% | 2.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 26.3% | 4.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Jamaica or Sri Lanka?
- Jamaica, at 29.5% against 29.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for food exports?
- Jamaica ranks 61st and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd 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.