Netherlands vs Pakistan: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Netherlands
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 18.2% against 17.4% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 98th and Pakistan ranks 96th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 28.6% | 10.6% | 18.0% | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 22.3% | 23.9% | 1.7% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 20.5% | 20.1% | 0.4% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 10.7% | 8.4% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.5% | 0.8% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 19.1% | 3.8% | Pakistan |
| 2020s | 15.6% | 19.8% | 4.2% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Netherlands or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 18.2% against 17.4% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in food exports between Netherlands and Pakistan?
- 0.8%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Pakistan?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Netherlands and Pakistan rank globally for food exports?
- Netherlands ranks 98th and Pakistan ranks 96th 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.