Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in High income
High income: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 8.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in High income, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, food exports in High income stood at 8.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in High income peaked at 18.8% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2006.
That places High income 39th out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in High income, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 18.8% | — |
| 1963 | 17.3% | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 17.2% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 16.5% | -4.1% |
| 1966 | 16.0% | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 15.0% | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 13.3% | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 12.4% | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 12.7% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 12.7% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 12.4% | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 13.1% | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 11.7% | -10.7% |
| 1975 | 12.1% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 11.6% | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 11.8% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 11.1% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 11.4% | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 11.0% | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | -9.2% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 9.8% | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 8.8% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 8.5% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 6.1% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 8.0% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.8% | 12.4% | 18.8% | 8 |
| 1970s | 12.0% | 11.1% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 9.1% | 11.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.8% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 8.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near High income
More private sector data for High income
- Merchandise trade 45.2% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 18.36 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 6.76 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 67.8% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 17.55 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.69 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 12,325 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in High income?
- Food exports in High income was 8.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2006.
- How does High income rank for food exports?
- High income ranks 39th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.