Palau vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Food exports

Palau
88.7%
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
14.7%
in 2024
Palau rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
14th

Food exports over time

  • Palau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
020406080197419992024

How they compare

Palau currently reports 88.7% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 74.0%.

That makes Palau's figure about 6.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th of 196 countries.

Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Palau or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Palau, at 88.7% against 14.7% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in food exports between Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
74.0%, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2018.
How do Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for food exports?
Palau ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th 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.