Food exports (% of merchandise exports) by country
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...
Countries reporting
196
Highest
99.2%
Micronesia (country)
Lowest
0.0%
Venezuela
Median
17.3%
Years covered
64
1962–2025
Data points
10,095
What the numbers show
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 99.2% in Micronesia (country); the lowest is 0.0% in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 17.3%, and the mean is 26.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,326.
Over the past decade 120 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 9,515.0%), and the largest decrease in Bermuda (down 97.6%).
Food exports (% of merchandise exports): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micronesia (country) | 99.2% | 2013 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 2 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98.2% | 2023 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 3 | Kiribati | 97.2% | 2021 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 4 | Maldives | 97.0% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 5 | Belize | 95.3% | 2025 | up 35.4% | flat |
| 6 | Somalia | 93.7% | 1982 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 7 | Malawi | 93.3% | 2025 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 8 | Greenland | 92.3% | 2018 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 9 | Faroe Islands | 91.9% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 10 | Gambia | 90.7% | 2024 | up 83.4% | falling |
| 11 | Palau | 88.7% | 2018 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Comoros | 88.5% | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 13 | Cape Verde | 86.4% | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Seychelles | 85.9% | 2024 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 15 | Vanuatu | 85.3% | 2011 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 16 | Antigua and Barbuda | 84.7% | 2024 | up 229.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 80.4% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 18 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 72.5% | 2023 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 19 | Grenada | 69.1% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 20 | Paraguay | 69.1% | 2025 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 21 | New Zealand | 68.8% | 2025 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 68.5% | 2018 | down 30.5% | flat |
| 23 | Aruba | 67.3% | 2023 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 24 | Uruguay | 65.3% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 63.9% | 2019 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 26 | Yemen | 63.4% | 2024 | up 170.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Ecuador | 58.7% | 2025 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 28 | Ukraine | 58.7% | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Moldova | 58.5% | 2025 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 30 | Equatorial Guinea | 57.9% | 1983 | — | falling |
| 31 | Fiji | 55.4% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 32 | Cote d'Ivoire | 55.0% | 2025 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 33 | Honduras | 53.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 34 | Mauritius | 52.3% | 2025 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Bahamas | 52.2% | 2024 | up 159.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Kenya | 50.8% | 2025 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 37 | Sudan | 50.6% | 2018 | up 1,858.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Argentina | 50.1% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 39 | Panama | 49.6% | 2025 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 40 | Nepal | 49.4% | 2022 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | 46.9% | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 42 | Guatemala | 46.8% | 2025 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 43 | Burundi | 46.0% | 2023 | up 73.0% | falling |
| 44 | Sierra Leone | 45.6% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Georgia | 45.4% | 2025 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 46 | Barbados | 43.7% | 2025 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 42.6% | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | 41.6% | 2020 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 49 | Djibouti | 41.5% | 2023 | up 9,515.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Dominica | 41.2% | 2023 | up 258.8% | falling |
| 51 | Brazil | 40.7% | 2025 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 52 | Benin | 39.7% | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Uganda | 39.3% | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 54 | Macao | 37.2% | 2025 | up 807.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Togo | 34.4% | 2025 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 32.3% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 57 | Tanzania | 31.0% | 2025 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 58 | Cuba | 30.7% | 2022 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Madagascar | 30.5% | 2024 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 60 | Eswatini | 29.7% | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 61 | Jamaica | 29.5% | 2025 | up 59.7% | falling |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 29.0% | 2025 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Myanmar | 28.6% | 2025 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 64 | Namibia | 28.0% | 2024 | up 44.2% | falling |
| 65 | Rwanda | 27.2% | 2022 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 66 | Mauritania | 25.5% | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Colombia | 25.4% | 2025 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Samoa | 24.8% | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 24.7% | 2025 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Liberia | 24.5% | 2023 | up 286.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Greece | 24.1% | 2025 | up 15.8% | falling |
| 72 | El Salvador | 23.7% | 2025 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Haiti | 23.3% | 2017 | — | falling |
| 74 | Lesotho | 23.3% | 2024 | up 156.4% | rising |
| 75 | Laos | 23.2% | 2023 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Indonesia | 22.9% | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 77 | Cameroon | 22.8% | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Latvia | 22.1% | 2025 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 79 | Chile | 21.9% | 2025 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 21.6% | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 81 | Senegal | 21.6% | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Egypt | 21.6% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 83 | Palestine | 21.4% | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 84 | Peru | 21.2% | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 85 | Syria | 21.0% | 2010 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Bolivia | 20.5% | 2025 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 20.1% | 2018 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 88 | Papua New Guinea | 19.7% | 2023 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Ghana | 19.7% | 2025 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 90 | Lithuania | 19.7% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 91 | Spain | 19.5% | 2025 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 92 | Lebanon | 19.1% | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 93 | Serbia | 18.6% | 2007 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 94 | Montenegro | 18.6% | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 95 | Armenia | 18.4% | 2025 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 96 | Pakistan | 18.2% | 2025 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 97 | Jordan | 17.6% | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Netherlands | 17.4% | 2025 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 99 | Denmark | 17.1% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 100 | Belarus | 16.6% | 2021 | up 81.6% | rising |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 16.2% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 102 | Chad | 16.2% | 1975 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 103 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.9% | 2012 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 104 | Cyprus | 15.9% | 2025 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 105 | Poland | 15.6% | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 106 | Cambodia | 15.4% | 2024 | up 192.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Croatia | 15.3% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 108 | Tonga | 15.0% | 2025 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Tunisia | 14.7% | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Portugal | 14.4% | 2025 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 111 | Belgium | 13.8% | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 112 | Australia | 13.7% | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 113 | Canada | 13.6% | 2025 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 114 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.5% | 2017 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 115 | France | 13.4% | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 116 | Albania | 13.4% | 2024 | up 344.7% | rising |
| 117 | Thailand | 13.3% | 2025 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Romania | 13.0% | 2025 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 119 | South Africa | 12.8% | 2025 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 12.7% | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 121 | Estonia | 12.5% | 2025 | up 22.5% | falling |
| 122 | Mozambique | 12.4% | 2025 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Morocco | 12.1% | 2025 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 124 | India | 11.9% | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 11.8% | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 126 | Turkey | 11.8% | 2025 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.7% | 2025 | up 18.5% | falling |
| 128 | Uzbekistan | 11.4% | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 129 | Italy | 11.3% | 2025 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 130 | Philippines | 10.8% | 2025 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Norway | 10.8% | 2025 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 132 | East Timor | 10.5% | 2023 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Malaysia | 10.4% | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 134 | Malta | 9.9% | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Vietnam | 9.4% | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 136 | United States | 9.0% | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 137 | Kazakhstan | 8.9% | 2025 | up 93.7% | falling |
| 138 | Austria | 8.9% | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 139 | Hungary | 8.9% | 2025 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Zambia | 8.7% | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Bahrain | 8.7% | 2024 | up 271.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.9% | 2025 | up 99.5% | falling |
| 143 | Mexico | 7.5% | 2025 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.4% | 2025 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 145 | Ireland | 7.4% | 2025 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 146 | French Polynesia | 7.4% | 2025 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Sweden | 7.2% | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 148 | Burkina Faso | 7.1% | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 149 | United Kingdom | 6.7% | 2025 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 150 | Germany | 6.6% | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 151 | Russia | 6.6% | 2021 | up 202.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Nigeria | 6.4% | 2025 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Mali | 6.2% | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Bhutan | 5.9% | 2025 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Iran | 5.6% | 2023 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Czechia | 5.5% | 2025 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 157 | Tajikistan | 5.2% | 2023 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 158 | Azerbaijan | 5.2% | 2025 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 159 | Slovakia | 4.7% | 2025 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 160 | Guinea | 4.3% | 2016 | down 60.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Oman | 4.3% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 162 | Niger | 4.1% | 2024 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Cayman Islands | 3.8% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Slovenia | 3.7% | 2025 | down 14.8% | flat |
| 165 | Bangladesh | 3.4% | 2018 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Mongolia | 3.3% | 2023 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Tuvalu | 3.2% | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Finland | 3.1% | 2025 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 169 | United Arab Emirates | 2.9% | 2023 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Suriname | 2.4% | 2025 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 171 | China | 2.3% | 2025 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Singapore | 2.3% | 2025 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Saudi Arabia | 2.2% | 2025 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Switzerland | 2.2% | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 175 | Israel | 2.2% | 2025 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Botswana | 1.9% | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 177 | Guyana | 1.7% | 2025 | down 95.8% | falling |
| 178 | South Korea | 1.7% | 2025 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 179 | New Caledonia | 1.4% | 2015 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 180 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.3% | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Hong Kong | 1.3% | 2025 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Andorra | 1.3% | 2025 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Japan | 1.3% | 2025 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Bermuda | 1.1% | 2025 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Gabon | 0.9% | 2023 | up 1,265.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Kuwait | 0.6% | 2025 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Algeria | 0.5% | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Angola | 0.5% | 2025 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Iraq | 0.5% | 2024 | up 5,618.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Central African Republic | 0.2% | 2024 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 191 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.2% | 1978 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 192 | Congo | 0.2% | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2024 | up 1,756.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Brunei | 0.1% | 2025 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Libya | 0.1% | 2019 | up 1,635.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Venezuela | 0.0% | 2013 | down 96.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pacific island small states 47.5%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 28.5%
- IDA only 26.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean 23.6%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 23.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 23.6%
- IDA total 22.6%
- IDA blend 19.1%
- Other small states 18.8%
- Small states 17.2%
- Least developed countries 15.7%
- Africa Western and Central 15.1%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 14.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 14.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 14.6%
- Lower middle income 13.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 13.6%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 13.5%
- South Asia 12.6%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 12.6%
- Euro area 11.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 11.4%
- European Union 11.4%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 11.3%
- Caribbean Small States 11.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 10.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 10.6%
- IDA & IBRD total 10.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 10.1%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 10.1%
- Pre-demographic dividend 10.0%
- North America 10.0%
- IBRD only 9.8%
- OECD members 9.6%
- Low & middle income 9.5%
- Middle income 9.5%
- World 9.0%
- Upper middle income 9.0%
- High income 8.8%
- Post-demographic dividend 8.7%
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.