Mexico vs Zambia: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Mexico
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 8.7% against 7.5% in Mexico, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 143rd and Zambia ranks 140th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.9% | 2.2% | 41.7% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 34.2% | 1.1% | 33.0% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 9.4% | 4.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 8.5% | 1.7% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 8.8% | 0.2% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Mexico or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 8.7% against 7.5% in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Mexico and Zambia?
- 1.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Zambia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Zambia rank globally for food exports?
- Mexico ranks 143rd and Zambia ranks 140th 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.