Myanmar vs Sri Lanka: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Myanmar
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 29.0% against 28.6% in Myanmar, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Myanmar ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.1% | 78.0% | 7.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 59.9% | 67.5% | 7.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 53.4% | 22.5% | 30.9% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 25.8% | 3.1% | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 26.3% | 3.9% | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Myanmar or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 29.0% against 28.6% in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Sri Lanka?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Myanmar and Sri Lanka rank globally for food exports?
- Myanmar ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd 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.