Maldives vs Sao Tome and Principe: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Maldives
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 98.2% against 94.4% in Maldives, a difference of 3.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Maldives ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.8% | 98.6% | 37.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 80.5% | 95.0% | 14.5% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 88.9% | 8.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.0% | 1.4% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Maldives or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 98.2% against 94.4% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food exports between Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 3.8%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Maldives and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for food exports?
- Maldives ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd 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.