Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Food exports

Korea
1.6%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.9%
in 2024
Korea rank
178th
Saudi Arabia rank
175th

Food exports over time

  • Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
010203040196219932024

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

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.