Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.9% against 1.6% in Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 178th and Saudi Arabia ranks 175th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 0.1% | 11.0% | Korea |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 0.1% | 9.2% | Korea |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 0.1% | 5.8% | Korea |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1.6% | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.9% against 1.6% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.3%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for food exports?
- Korea ranks 178th and Saudi Arabia ranks 175th 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.