Suriname vs United Arab Emirates: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)

Suriname
2.4%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
2.9%
in 2023
Suriname rank
170th
United Arab Emirates rank
169th

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time

  • Suriname
  • United Arab Emirates
05101520196219932025

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 2.9% against 2.4% in Suriname, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Suriname ahead.

Suriname ranks 170th and United Arab Emirates ranks 169th of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Suriname United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 15.0% 0.9% 14.2% Suriname
2000s 2.4% 0.9% 1.5% Suriname
2010s 4.1% 2.0% 2.1% Suriname
2020s 3.5% 3.1% 0.4% Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, Suriname or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 2.9% against 2.4% in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in food exports between Suriname and United Arab Emirates?
0.5%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Suriname and United Arab Emirates?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Suriname and United Arab Emirates rank globally for food exports?
Suriname ranks 170th and United Arab Emirates ranks 169th 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, 10,095 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.