Latin America & Caribbean vs Malawi: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 93.3% against 23.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 69.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 4.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 7th of 46 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.7% | 91.9% | 43.2% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 42.0% | 92.6% | 50.6% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 93.3% | 66.0% | Malawi |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 89.6% | 68.3% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 18.8% | 84.6% | 65.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 81.9% | 60.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 89.9% | 65.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Latin America & Caribbean or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 93.3% against 23.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?
- 69.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi rank globally for food exports?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th and Malawi ranks 7th of 46 groups.
- 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.