Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Sudan: Food exports

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
10.2%
in 2017
Sudan
50.6%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
33rd
Sudan rank
36th

Food exports over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Sudan
020406080196319902018

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 50.6% against 10.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 40.4%.

That makes Sudan's figure about 4.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sudan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 36th of 46 groups.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 17.6% 30.5% 12.9% Sudan
1970s 19.2% 34.4% 15.2% Sudan
1990s 8.9% 64.3% 55.4% Sudan
2000s 6.6% 8.9% 2.2% Sudan
2010s 8.4% 21.5% 13.1% Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Sudan?
Sudan, at 50.6% against 10.2% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2018.
What is the difference in food exports between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sudan?
40.4%, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sudan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2017.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Sudan rank globally for food exports?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd and Sudan ranks 36th of 46 groups.
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

Indicator
Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Unit
% of merchandise exports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 9,957 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

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.