Madagascar vs Tanzania: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Madagascar
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 31.0% against 30.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 59th and Tanzania ranks 57th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.6% | 63.7% | 15.9% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 77.4% | 60.6% | 16.8% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 44.7% | 65.3% | 20.6% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 38.4% | 37.3% | 1.1% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 31.5% | 1.5% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 31.7% | 2.7% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Madagascar or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 31.0% against 30.5% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 0.5%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for food exports?
- Madagascar ranks 59th and Tanzania ranks 57th 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.