Latin America & Caribbean vs Sao Tome and Principe: Food exports

Latin America & Caribbean
24.7%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
98.2%
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean rank
4th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
3rd

Food exports over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • Sao Tome and Principe
20406080100196219932024

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 98.2% against 24.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 73.5%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 4.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 46 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 21.2% 98.6% 77.4% Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 18.8% 95.0% 76.2% Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 21.9% 88.9% 67.1% Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 24.2% 95.0% 70.8% Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Latin America & Caribbean or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 98.2% against 24.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in food exports between Latin America & Caribbean and Sao Tome and Principe?
73.5%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for food exports?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 4th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd 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

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.