Kenya vs Panama: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Kenya
- Panama
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 50.8% against 49.6% in Panama, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Panama ahead.
Kenya ranks 36th and Panama ranks 39th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.7% | 63.4% | 4.8% | Panama |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 75.5% | 17.8% | Panama |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 73.5% | 16.5% | Panama |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 82.0% | 36.5% | Panama |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 67.5% | 20.8% | Panama |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 37.0% | 11.9% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Kenya or Panama?
- Kenya, at 50.8% against 49.6% in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Kenya and Panama?
- 1.2%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Panama?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Panama rank globally for food exports?
- Kenya ranks 36th and Panama ranks 39th 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.