Food exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Food exports was 27.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1965–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 27.0% for food exports in 2023.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 49.8% in 1968 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2013.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Food exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 47.9% | — |
| 1966 | 47.3% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 49.8% | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 46.6% | -6.3% |
| 1971 | 47.9% | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 42.8% | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 39.6% | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 40.0% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 42.2% | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 45.5% | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 48.0% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 47.8% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 46.8% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 43.6% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 46.2% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 39.1% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +26.8% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 30.2% | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 32.4% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 27.0% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.1% | 47.3% | 49.8% | 4 |
| 1970s | 44.7% | 39.6% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 43.5% | 48.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 26.4% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 24.2% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 24.6% | 30.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 1 Yemen 99.3% compare
- 2 Micronesia, Federated States of 99.2% compare
- 3 Sao Tome and Principe 98.2% compare
- 4 Kiribati 97.2% compare
- 5 Belize 95.3% compare
More private sector data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Merchandise trade 45.6% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 306.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 14.1% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 279.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 289.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 20.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 317.84 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Food exports in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 27.0% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 1968.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2013.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for food exports?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 2nd out of 46 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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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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.