Food exports in IDA blend
IDA blend: Food exports was 18.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food exports in IDA blend, 1962–2024
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2024, food exports in IDA blend stood at 18.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in IDA blend peaked at 48.7% in 1962 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2006.
That places IDA blend 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Food exports in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 48.7% | — |
| 1963 | 47.3% | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 45.8% | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 40.6% | -11.4% |
| 1966 | 38.4% | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 41.1% | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 46.7% | +13.7% |
| 1969 | 38.0% | -18.6% |
| 1970 | 32.2% | -15.3% |
| 1971 | 30.4% | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 24.8% | -18.6% |
| 1973 | 22.2% | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 21.8% | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 21.5% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 24.3% | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 25.8% | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 25.7% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 22.7% | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 21.2% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 19.7% | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 17.1% | -13.1% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | -13.2% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | -18.0% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 15.8% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.3% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 13.4% | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +24.9% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.3% | 38.0% | 48.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 25.1% | 21.5% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.7% | 14.9% | 21.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 15.8% | 17.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.6% | 16.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.4% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 14.8% | 18.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More private sector data for IDA blend
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 14.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 51.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 236.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 21.6% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 191.60 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 277.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1509 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 342.7 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in IDA blend?
- Food exports in IDA blend was 18.8% in 2024, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 1962.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2006.
- How does IDA blend rank for food exports?
- IDA blend ranks 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is food exports rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.