Food exports in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Food exports was 14.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Early-demographic dividend, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 14.1% for food exports in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 43.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2006.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 40.4% | — |
| 1964 | 43.0% | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 41.7% | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 39.3% | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 40.1% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 32.6% | -18.5% |
| 1969 | 31.0% | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 35.0% | +13.0% |
| 1971 | 35.8% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 36.4% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 32.0% | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 27.1% | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 27.7% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 26.5% | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 27.1% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 26.3% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 25.0% | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 20.7% | -17.3% |
| 1981 | 19.6% | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 17.9% | -8.4% |
| 1983 | 20.0% | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 19.5% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 17.3% | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 23.1% | +34.0% |
| 1987 | 20.1% | -13.2% |
| 1991 | 13.5% | -32.9% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 13.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 15.1% | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.2% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 9.5% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 11.3% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 13.6% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 14.1% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.3% | 31.0% | 43.0% | 7 |
| 1970s | 29.9% | 25.0% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 17.3% | 23.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 13.7% | 12.3% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.5% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 15.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 15 Seychelles 85.9% compare
- 16 Vanuatu 85.3% compare
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 84.7% compare
- 18 Ethiopia 80.4% compare
- 19 Panama 73.6% compare
- 20 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 72.5% compare
- 21 Grenada 69.1% compare
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 9.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.8% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 55.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 867.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1901 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 5.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,026 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Early-demographic dividend?
- Food exports in Early-demographic dividend was 14.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2006.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for food exports?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 18th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.