Food exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Food exports was 5.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 5.1% for food exports in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 18.2% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2006.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Food exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 18.2% | — |
| 1985 | 15.7% | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 15.5% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 9.3% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.4% | 15.5% | 18.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.4% | 12.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.1% | 5.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Merchandise trade 41.4% (2025)
- Food imports 8.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 53.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 4.19 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 85.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 5.42 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,560 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2334 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 1,977 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Food exports in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 5.1% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1984.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2006.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for food exports?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 42nd out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.