Lebanon vs Spain: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Lebanon
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19.5% against 19.1% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Spain ahead.
Lebanon ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 91st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.8% | 38.3% | 0.4% | Spain |
| 1970s | 24.1% | 28.9% | 4.7% | Spain |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 15.2% | 4.9% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 14.5% | 0.4% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 15.9% | 2.8% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 17.7% | 2.6% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Lebanon or Spain?
- Spain, at 19.5% against 19.1% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Lebanon and Spain?
- 0.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Lebanon and Spain rank globally for food exports?
- Lebanon ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 91st 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.