New Zealand vs Pre-demographic dividend: Food exports

New Zealand
69.0%
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
12.3%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
23rd
Pre-demographic dividend rank
20th

Food exports over time

  • New Zealand
  • Pre-demographic dividend
0204060196319942025

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 69.0% against 12.3% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 56.7%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 5.6 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 23rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 196 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 53.4% 30.8% 22.6% New Zealand
2000s 50.5% 10.8% 39.7% New Zealand
2010s 59.5% 10.6% 48.8% New Zealand
2020s 66.4% 12.5% 53.9% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, New Zealand or Pre-demographic dividend?
New Zealand, at 69.0% against 12.3% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in food exports between New Zealand and Pre-demographic dividend?
56.7%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Pre-demographic dividend?
26 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for food exports?
New Zealand ranks 23rd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 20th 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

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.