New Zealand vs Pre-demographic dividend: Food exports
Food exports over time
- New Zealand
- Pre-demographic dividend
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
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.