Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in IBRD only
IBRD only: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 9.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in IBRD only, 1984–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
IBRD only recorded 9.8% for food exports in 2025.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in IBRD only peaked at 19.5% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2006.
That places IBRD only 33rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 19.5% | — |
| 1985 | 18.4% | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 19.3% | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 18.5% | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 14.1% | -23.8% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 12.7% | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 11.9% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 8.8% | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 7.7% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 10.2% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 9.8% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.9% | 18.4% | 19.5% | 4 |
| 1990s | 12.5% | 10.4% | 14.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.4% | 10.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More private sector data for IBRD only
- Merchandise trade 42.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 61.3% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 8.75 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.99 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 74.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 9.47 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 2.00 trillion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,891 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2199 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in IBRD only?
- Food exports in IBRD only was 9.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 19.5% in 1984.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2006.
- How does IBRD only rank for food exports?
- IBRD only ranks 33rd out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IBRD only 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.