East Timor vs Vietnam: Food exports (% of merchandise exports)

East Timor
10.5%
in 2023
Vietnam
9.4%
in 2023
East Timor rank
132nd
Vietnam rank
135th

Food exports (% of merchandise exports) over time

  • East Timor
  • Vietnam
020406080100199720102023

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 10.5% against 9.4% in Vietnam, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2004 it was East Timor ahead.

East Timor ranks 132nd and Vietnam ranks 135th of 196 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Timor Vietnam Difference Ahead
2000s 97.6% 20.5% 77.2% East Timor
2010s 50.0% 11.7% 38.3% East Timor
2020s 12.7% 8.6% 4.1% East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food exports, East Timor or Vietnam?
East Timor, at 10.5% against 9.4% in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in food exports between East Timor and Vietnam?
1.1%, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Vietnam?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do East Timor and Vietnam rank globally for food exports?
East Timor ranks 132nd and Vietnam ranks 135th 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.