Food exports in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Food exports was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in East Asia & Pacific, 1984–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 4.4% for food exports in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 13.0% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2006.
That places East Asia & Pacific 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 13.0% | — |
| 1985 | 11.3% | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 11.4% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 11.6% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 8.9% | -23.5% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 7.0% | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 7.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | -12.6% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.8% | 11.3% | 13.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 6.3% | 8.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More private sector data for East Asia & Pacific
- Merchandise trade 50.6% (2025)
- Food imports 7.4% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 7.80 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 81.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 9.23 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,860 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,261 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in East Asia & Pacific?
- Food exports in East Asia & Pacific was 4.4% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1984.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2006.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for food exports?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 44th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 37 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.