Singapore vs Switzerland: Food exports
Food exports over time
- Singapore
- Switzerland
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 2.8% against 2.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 172nd and Switzerland ranks 173rd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.8% | 5.5% | 12.3% | Singapore |
| 1970s | 10.8% | 4.6% | 6.2% | Singapore |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 3.3% | 4.2% | Singapore |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1.5% | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 0.3% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food exports, Singapore or Switzerland?
- Singapore, at 2.8% against 2.5% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in food exports between Singapore and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Switzerland?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and Switzerland rank globally for food exports?
- Singapore ranks 172nd and Switzerland ranks 173rd 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.