Namibia vs Sri Lanka: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Namibia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 29.0% against 28.0% in Namibia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 62nd of 196 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 22.4% | 8.1% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.8% | 0.3% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.7% | 0.6% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Namibia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 29.0% against 28.0% in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Namibia and Sri Lanka?
- 1.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sri Lanka?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Sri Lanka rank globally for food exports?
- Namibia ranks 64th 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.