Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 13.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Early-demographic dividend, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 13.6% for food exports in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% 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 17th 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 (% of merchandise 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 | 13.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -2.1% |
| 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 | 13.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 13.9% | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | -2.4% |
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 | 13.7% | 12.8% | 15.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 14 Seychelles 85.9% compare
- 15 Vanuatu 85.3% compare
- 16 Antigua and Barbuda 84.7% compare
- 17 Ethiopia 80.4% compare
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 72.5% compare
- 19 Grenada 69.1% compare
- 20 Paraguay 69.1% compare
More private sector data for Early-demographic dividend
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 3.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 920.16 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 58.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 3.12 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.15 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Early-demographic dividend?
- Food exports in Early-demographic dividend was 13.6% in 2025, 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 17th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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.