Malawi vs Somalia: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Malawi
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 93.7% against 90.2% in Malawi, a difference of 3.5%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 7th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.8% | 84.0% | 5.8% | Malawi |
| 1970s | 92.6% | 89.5% | 3.1% | Malawi |
| 1980s | 91.9% | 92.6% | 0.7% | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Malawi or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 93.7% against 90.2% in Malawi as of 1982.
- What is the difference in food exports between Malawi and Somalia?
- 3.5%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 1982.
- How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for food exports?
- Malawi ranks 10th and Somalia ranks 7th 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.