Which has higher food exports, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 27.3% against 27.2% in Rwanda as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?

22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.

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.

Rwanda vs Sri Lanka: Food exports

Rwanda

27.2%

in 2022

Sri Lanka

27.3%

in 2024

Rwanda rank

65th

Sri Lanka rank

64th

Food exports over time

Rwanda
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 27.3% against 27.2% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 64th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	79.3%	21.1%	58.2%	Rwanda
2000s	50.6%	22.7%	27.9%	Rwanda
2010s	42.1%	25.8%	16.3%	Rwanda
2020s	28.7%	25.2%	3.5%	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Rwanda or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 27.3% against 27.2% in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in food exports between Rwanda and Sri Lanka?: 0.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sri Lanka?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
How do Rwanda and Sri Lanka rank globally for food exports?: Rwanda ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 64th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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.