Panama vs Vanuatu: Food exports

Panama
73.6%
in 2024
Vanuatu
85.3%
in 2011
Panama rank
19th
Vanuatu rank
16th

Food exports over time

  • Panama
  • Vanuatu
20406080100196219932024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 85.3% against 73.6% in Panama, a difference of 11.7%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Panama ranks 19th and Vanuatu ranks 16th of 196 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 67.2% 86.2% 19.0% Vanuatu
1980s 72.2% 96.0% 23.8% Vanuatu
2000s 81.5% 59.7% 21.8% Panama
2010s 60.5% 84.6% 24.2% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Panama or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 85.3% against 73.6% in Panama as of 2011.
What is the difference in food exports between Panama and Vanuatu?
11.7%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Vanuatu?
17 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Panama and Vanuatu rank globally for food exports?
Panama ranks 19th and Vanuatu ranks 16th 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.